Definition of set

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Set (n.) A series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce..

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Reset :: Reset (n.) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw..
Jump :: Jump (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Lancer :: Lancer (n.) A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek..
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange..
Stuck-up :: Stuckle (n.) A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.
Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
Cosmical :: Cosmical (a.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.
Hispid :: Hispid (a.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
Corni :: Corni (-n/) di basseto (pl. ) of Corno di bassett.
Oligomerous :: Oligomerous (a.) Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower..
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument..
Esteem :: Esteem (v. t.) To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship..
Footfall :: Footfall (n.) A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Decompose :: Decompose (v. t.) To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
Problem :: Problem (n.) A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt..
Mast :: Mast (n.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel..
Profess :: Profess (v. t.) To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of..
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