Definition of set

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Set (n.) Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current..

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Seta :: Seta (n.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss..
Posseting :: Posseting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Posse.
Cruset :: Cruset (n.) A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material..
Cosset :: Cosset (v. t.) To treat as a pet; to fondle.
Decury :: Decury (n.) A set or squad of ten men under a decurion.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress..
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top..
Onslaught :: Onslaught (n.) An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault..
Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. i.) To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum.
Cosmical :: Cosmical (a.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan..
Setter :: Setter (n.) An adornment; a decoration; -- with off.
Penal :: Penal (a.) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination..
Elect :: Elect (n.) One chosen or set apart.
Russet :: Russet (n.) A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
Hispid :: Hispid (a.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
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