| VERB | contact | set, put, place, pose, position, lay | put into a certain place or abstract location |
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| cognition | set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively | |
| communication | set, specify, determine, define, fix, limit | decide upon or fix definitely | |
| communication | set, mark | establish as the highest level or best performance | |
| change | set | put into a certain state | |
| contact | set | fix in a border | |
| change | set, fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | |
| change | set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly | |
| creation | set, localize, localise, place | locate | |
| motion | set, go down, go under | disappear beyond the horizon | |
| creation | set, arrange | adapt for performance in a different way | |
| contact | set, plant | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground | |
| creation | set | apply or start | |
| change | set, jell, congeal | become gelatinous | |
| creation | set, typeset | set in type | |
| contact | set | put into a position that will restore a normal state | |
| contact | set, countersink | insert / insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) | |
| contact | set | give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor | |
| competition | set, sic | urge to attack someone | |
| cognition | set, place, put | estimate | |
| change | set, rig, set up | equip with sails or masts | |
| change | set, set up, lay out | get ready for a particular purpose or event | |
| change | set, adjust, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard | |
| body | set, fructify | bear fruit | |
| body | set, dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure | arrange attractively | |
| NOUN | group | set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
| group | set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols | |
| act | set, exercise set | several exercises intended to be done in series | |
| artifact | set, stage set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production | |
| group | set, circle, band, lot | an unofficial association of people or groups | |
| cognition | set, bent | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way | |
| act | set | the act of putting something in position | |
| time | set | a unit of play in tennis or squash | |
| process | set, hardening, solidifying, solidification, curing | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | |
| person | Set, Seth | evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout | |
| event | set | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon | |
| cognition | set, readiness | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way | |
| artifact | set | any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | set, fit, primed | (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed |
| all | set, fixed, rigid | fixed and unmoving | |
| all | set, located, placed, situated | situated in a particular spot or position | |
| all | set, laid | set down according to a plan | |
| all | set | being below the horizon | |
| all | set, determined, dictated | determined or decided upon as by an authority | |
| all | set, hardened | converted to solid form (as concrete) |
| Sounds | seh't | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed. | |
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| Example | "we are set to go at any time" | |
| Synonyms | fit, primed | |
| Broader | ready | Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress |
| Meaning | Fixed and unmoving. | |
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| Synonyms | fixed, rigid | |
| Broader | nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion |
| Spanish | fijo, rígido | |
| Catalan | fix, rígid | |
| Meaning | situated in a particular spot or position. | |
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| Example | "a house set on a hilltop" | |
| Synonyms | located, placed, situated | |
| Broader | settled | Established in a desired position or place |
| Spanish | colocado, situado | |
| Catalan | situat, ubicat | |
| Meaning | set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with places set for four people". | |
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| Synonym | laid | |
| Broader | arranged, ordered | disposed or placed in a particular kind of order |
| Meaning | Below the horizon. | |
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| Example | "the moon is set" | |
| Broader | down | Being or moving lower in position or less in some value |
| Meaning | Determined or decided upon as by an authority. | |
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| Example | "the time set for the launching" | |
| Synonyms | determined, dictated | |
| Broader | settled | Established or decided beyond dispute or doubt |
| Meaning | converted to solid form (as concrete). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | hardened | |
| Broader | hard | Resisting weight or pressure |
| Spanish | endurecido | |
| Meaning | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. | |
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| Members | volume | A publication that is one of a set of several similar publications |
| Narrower | bracket | A category falling within certain defined limits |
| chess set | checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess | |
| choir, consort | A family of similar musical instrument playing together | |
| conjugation | The complete set of inflected forms of a verb | |
| core, nucleus, core group | A small group of indispensable / indispensable persons or things | |
| dentition, teeth | The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | |
| field | All of the horses in a particular horse race | |
| field | All the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event | |
| field | (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information | |
| intersection, product, Cartesian product | The set of elements common to two or more sets | |
| manicure set | A set of implements used to manicure | |
| octet, octette | A set of eight similar things considered as a unit | |
| pair, brace | A set of two similar things considered as a unit | |
| portfolio | A set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers | |
| quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple | A set of four similar things considered as a unit | |
| quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple | A set of five similar things considered as a unit | |
| score | A set of twenty members | |
| septet, septette | A set of seven similar things considered as a unit | |
| sextet, sextette, sestet | A set of six similar things considered as a unit | |
| singleton | A set containing a single member | |
| suite | A matching set of furniture | |
| synset | A set of one or more synonyms | |
| threescore | A set with 3 times 20 members | |
| trio, triad, triplet, triple | A set of three similar things considered as a unit | |
| union, sum, join | A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Spanish | conjunto, juego, set | |
| Catalan | conjunt, joc | |
| Meaning | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols. | |
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| Example | "the set of prime numbers is infinite" | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Narrower | Mandelbrot set | A set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted |
| diagonal | (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry | |
| domain, domain of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined | |
| field | (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 | |
| group, mathematical group | A set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse | |
| image, range, range of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined | |
| intersection | A point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations | |
| interval | A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints | |
| locus | The set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions | |
| mathematical space, topological space | (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind | |
| null set | A set that is empty | |
| solution, root | The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation | |
| subset | A set whose members are members of another set | |
| universal set | (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration | |
| Broader | abstraction, abstract entity | A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Spanish | conjunto | |
| Catalan | conjunt | |
| Meaning | Several exercises intended to be done in series. | |
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| Example | "he did four sets of the incline bench press" | |
| Synonym | exercise set | |
| Broader | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
| Meaning | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production. | |
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| Example | "the sets were meticulously authentic" | |
| Synonym | stage set | |
| Part of | mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| Parts | set decoration | A decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production |
| Narrower | scenery, scene | The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale |
| Broader | representation | A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
| Spanish | escenografía | |
| Catalan | escenografia | |
| Meaning | An unofficial association of people or groups. | |
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| Example | "the smart set goes there" | |
| Synonyms | circle, band, lot | |
| Narrower | Four Hundred | The exclusive social set of a city |
| car pool | A small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers | |
| clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp | An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | |
| cohort | A band of warriors (originally / originally a unit of a Roman Legion) | |
| conspiracy, confederacy | A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | |
| horsy set, horsey set | A set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing | |
| jet set | A set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure | |
| party, company | A band of people associated temporarily in some activity | |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
| Spanish | círculo, conjunto, grupo | |
| Catalan | cercle, colla, grup, penya | |
| Meaning | A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. | |
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| Example | "the set of his mind was obvious" | |
| Synonym | bent | |
| Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| Spanish | inclinación | |
| Catalan | inclinació | |
| Verbs | set | fix conclusively or authoritatively |
| set | decide upon or fix definitely | |
| Meaning | The act of putting something in position. | |
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| Example | "he gave a final set to his hat" | |
| Broader | placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement | The act of putting something in a certain place |
| Verbs | set | put into a certain place or abstract location |
| set | fix in a border | |
| set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground | |
| set | put into a position that will restore a normal state | |
| set | locate | |
| Meaning | A unit of play in tennis or squash. | |
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| Example | "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" | |
| Parts | game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves |
| Broader | playing period, period of play, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds |
| Spanish | set | |
| Catalan | set | |
| Meaning | The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization. | |
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| Example | "he tested the set of the glue" | |
| Synonyms | hardening, solidifying, solidification, curing | |
| Part of | plastination | A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues |
| Narrower | congealment, congelation | The process of congealing |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | curación, endurecimiento, solidificación | |
| Catalan | curació, solidificació | |
| Verbs | set | become gelatinous |
| Meaning | Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris. | |
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| Synonym | Seth | |
| Instance of | Egyptian deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
| Catalan | Set | |
| Meaning | The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon. | |
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| Example | "before the set of sun" | |
| Broader | descent | A movement downward |
| Spanish | crepúsculo, ocaso, puesta | |
| Meaning | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | readiness | |
| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Verbs | set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| set | get ready for a particular purpose or event | |
| Meaning | Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals. | |
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| Example | "the early sets ran on storage batteries" | |
| Part of | communication system, communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
| Narrower | receiver, receiving system | Set that receives radio or tv signals |
| transmitter, sender | Set used to broadcast radio or tv signals | |
| Broader | electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
| Spanish | aparato | |
| Catalan | aparell | |
| Meaning | Put into a certain place or abstract location. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They set the bags on the table | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | put, place, pose, position, lay | |
| Narrower | appose | place side by side or in close proximity |
| arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order | |
| barrel | put in barrels / barrels | |
| bed | put to bed | |
| bottle | put into bottles | |
| bucket | put into a bucket | |
| butt | place end to end without overlapping | |
| clap | put quickly or forcibly | |
| cock | Set the trigger of a firearm back for firing | |
| coffin | place into a coffin | |
| cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled | |
| dispose | Place or put in a particular order | |
| docket | place on the docket for legal action | |
| emplace | put into place or position | |
| emplace | Provide a new emplacement for guns | |
| ensconce, settle | Fix firmly | |
| glycerolize, glycerolise | place in glycerol | |
| ground | place or put on the ground | |
| imbricate | place so as to overlap | |
| insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce | |
| install, instal, put in, set up | Set up for use | |
| intersperse | place at intervals in or among | |
| jar | place in a cylindrical vessel | |
| juxtapose | place side by side | |
| ladle | put (a liquid / liquid) into a container by means of a ladle | |
| lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position | |
| lean | Cause to lean or incline | |
| load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance | |
| marshal | place in proper rank | |
| middle | put in the middle / middle | |
| misplace | place or position wrongly | |
| nestle, snuggle | Position comfortably | |
| parallelize | place parallel to one another | |
| park | place temporarily | |
| perch | Cause to perch or sit | |
| pigeonhole | place into a small compartment | |
| pile | place or lay as if in a pile | |
| pillow, rest | rest on or as if on a pillow | |
| plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground | |
| plant | place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe / observe or deceive | |
| poise | Cause to be balanced or suspended | |
| position | Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | |
| postpose | place after another constituent in the sentence | |
| prepose | place before another constituent in the sentence | |
| rack up | place in a rack / rack | |
| recess | put into a recess | |
| recline | Cause to recline | |
| replace, put back | put something back where it belongs | |
| repose | To put something (eg trust) in something | |
| reposition | place into another position | |
| rest | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | |
| seat, sit, sit down | show to a seat / seat / seat | |
| seat | Place or attach firmly in or on a base | |
| seat | Place in or on a seat | |
| set | put into a position that will restore a normal state | |
| set down | put or settle into a position | |
| set down, put down, place down | Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place | |
| settle, settle down | Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground | |
| shelve | place on a shelf | |
| ship | place on board a ship | |
| sign | place signs, as along a road | |
| siphon | Move a liquid / liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action | |
| situate, fix, posit, deposit | put (something somewhere) firmly | |
| sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth | |
| space | place at intervals | |
| stand, stand up, place upright | put into an upright position | |
| step | place (a ship's mast) in its step | |
| stratify | form, arrange, or deposit in layers | |
| superimpose, superpose, lay over | place on top of | |
| superpose | place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide | |
| tee, tee up | place on a tee | |
| throw, thrust | place or put with great energy | |
| throw | To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly | |
| trench | Set, plant, or bury in a trench | |
| underlay | put (something) under or beneath | |
| upend | set, turn, or stand on end | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| See also | set back | cost a certain amount |
| set down | leave or unload | |
| set down | go ashore | |
| set out | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | |
| set up | put into a proper or systematic order | |
| set up | create by putting components or members together | |
| set up | construct, build, or erect | |
| set up | take or catch as if in a snare or trap | |
| set up | arrange the outcome of by means of deceit | |
| Spanish | colocar, dejar, depositar, poner, posar, posicionar, situar, ubicar | |
| Catalan | depositar, posar, posicionar, situar, ubicar | |
| Nouns | set | the act of putting something in position |
| setting | the physical position of something | |
| Meaning | Fix conclusively or authoritatively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Example | "set the rules" | |
| Synonym | determine | |
| Narrower | charge | Set or ask for a certain price |
| date | Assign a date / date / date to | |
| filiate | Fix the paternity of | |
| format | Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) | |
| identify, place | recognize as being | |
| initialize, initialise | Assign an initial value to a computer program | |
| price | Determine the price of | |
| tax, assess | Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) | |
| value | Fix or determine the value of | |
| Spanish | concluir, determinar, resolver | |
| Catalan | concloure, determinar, fixar | |
| Nouns | set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way |
| Meaning | decide upon or fix definitely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | specify, determine, define, fix, limit | |
| Narrower | define | Give a definition for the meaning / meaning of a word |
| name | mention and identify by name | |
| quantify | Use as a quantifier | |
| reset | Set anew | |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| Spanish | concertar, determinar, especificar, fijar, precisar | |
| Catalan | concertar, determinar, especificar, fixar | |
| Nouns | set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way |
| Meaning | Establish as the highest level or best performance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "set a record" | |
| Synonym | mark | |
| Broader | lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish |
| Spanish | establecer | |
| Meaning | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "set the house afire" | |
| Narrower | keynote | Set the keynote of |
| pitch | Set to a certain pitch | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| See also | set apart | select something or someone for a specific purpose |
| set aside | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | |
| set off | provoke or stir ... / stir up | |
| set off | put in motion or move to act | |
| set off | make up for | |
| set up | get ready for a particular purpose or event | |
| Meaning | Fix in a border. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The goldsmith set the diamond" | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Spanish | engastar, montar, poner | |
| Catalan | encastar, muntar, posar | |
| Nouns | set | the act of putting something in position |
| setting | a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem / gem in place | |
| Meaning | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up | |
| Narrower | brace, poise | Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult |
| cram | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | |
| cultivate, crop, work | Prepare for crops | |
| fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study | |
| mount | Fix onto a backing, setting, or support | |
| precondition | put into the required condition beforehand | |
| prime | insert / insert a primer into (a gun / gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing | |
| provide | Take measures in preparation for | |
| set up, lay out, set | Get ready for a particular purpose or event | |
| socialize, socialise | Prepare for social life | |
| summerize, summerise | Prepare for summer | |
| winterize, winterise | Prepare for winter | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | acondicionar, aprestarse, aprestar, disponerse, disponer, prepararse, preparar | |
| Catalan | aprestar, disposar-se, preparar-se, preparar | |
| Nouns | set | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way |
| Meaning | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "set clocks or instruments" | |
| Narrower | advance, set ahead | Move forward |
| reset | Set to zero | |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| See also | set ahead | move forward |
| Nouns | setting | the physical position of something |
| Meaning | Locate. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The film is set in Africa" | |
| Synonyms | localize, localise, place | |
| Broader | stage, present, represent | Perform (a play) , especially on a stage |
| Spanish | localizarse, situarse | |
| Nouns | set | the act of putting something in position |
| Meaning | disappear beyond the horizon. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The moon will soon set | |
| Example | "the sun sets early these days" | |
| Synonyms | go down, go under | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Opposite | rise, come up, uprise, ascend | come up, of celestial bodies |
| Spanish | ponerse, poner | |
| Catalan | pondre's | |
| Meaning | Adapt for performance in a different way. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Did he set his major works over a short period of time? | |
| Example | "set this poem to music" | |
| Synonym | arrange | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Narrower | prearrange | Arrange beforehand |
| put | Adapt | |
| table, tabularize, tabularise, tabulate | Arrange or enter in tabular form | |
| transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key | |
| Broader | compose, write | Write music |
| Spanish | adaptar, arreglar | |
| Catalan | arreglar | |
| Meaning | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | plant | |
| Narrower | afforest, forest | Establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
| bed | place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil | |
| checkrow | plant in checkrows | |
| dibble | plant with a wooden hand tool | |
| puddle | dip into mud before planting | |
| replant | plant again or anew | |
| root | plant by the roots | |
| tree | Plant with trees | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | colocar, plantar, poner | |
| Catalan | plantar | |
| Nouns | set | the act of putting something in position |
| Meaning | apply or start. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "set fire to a building" | |
| Broader | originate, initiate, start | Bring into being |
| Spanish | poner | |
| Meaning | Become gelatinous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | jell, congeal | |
| Broader | solidify | Become solid |
| Spanish | coagular, congelar, cuajarse | |
| Catalan | coagular, quallar | |
| Nouns | set | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization |
| Meaning | Set in type. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | typeset | |
| Broader | print, impress | Reproduce by printing |
| Spanish | componer | |
| Meaning | put into a position that will restore a normal state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Did he set his foot? | |
| Example | "set a broken bone" | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Nouns | set | the act of putting something in position |
| Meaning | insert / insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | countersink | |
| Broader | bury, sink | embed deeply |
| Spanish | avellanar, poner | |
| Catalan | aixamfranar | |
| Meaning | Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | hone | sharpen with a hone |
| Spanish | afilar | |
| Meaning | urge to attack someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody | |
| Synonym | sic | |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | azuzar | |
| Meaning | Estimate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | place, put | |
| Broader | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| Meaning | equip with sails or masts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | rig, set up | |
| Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
| Spanish | aparejar, enjarciar, equipar | |
| Catalan | aparellar, ormejar | |
| Meaning | Get ready for a particular purpose or event. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | set up, lay out | |
| Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| Spanish | armar, montar | |
| Catalan | armar, muntar | |
| Nouns | set | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way |
| setting | a table service for one person | |
| Meaning | bear fruit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | fructify | |
| Broader | reproduce, procreate, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| Spanish | fructificar | |
| Catalan | fructificar, fruitar, granar | |
| Meaning | arrange attractively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They set their hair | |
| Synonyms | dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure | |
| Narrower | bob | cut hair in the style of a bob |
| wave | set waves in | |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
| Similar to | dress, groom, curry | Give a neat appearance to |
| Spanish | aderezar, arreglarse el pelo, arreglar, atusar, cardar, marcar, peinar con estilo, peinar | |
| Catalan | arranjar, arreglar, empolainar-se, empolistrar-se, endiumenjar-se | |
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