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SET Synonyms

There are 87 synonyms of the word set. (exact relations)
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put
verbv
noun

• the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation

• formulate in a particular style or language

• attribute or give

• make an investment

• estimate

• cause (someone) to undergo something

• adapt

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

lay
verbv
noun

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

adjective satellite

• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

• not of or from a profession

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• put in a horizontal position

• prepare or position for action or operation

• lay eggs

• impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

place
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a point located with respect to surface features of some region

• any area set aside for a particular purpose

• an abstract mental location

• a general vicinity

• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

• a particular situation

• where you live at a particular time

• a job in an organization

• the particular portion of space occupied by something

• proper or designated social situation

• a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

• the passage that is being read

• proper or appropriate position or location

• a public square with room for pedestrians

• an item on a list or in a sequence

• a blank area

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• place somebody in a particular situation or location

• assign a rank or rating to

• assign a location to

• to arrange for

• take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

• assign to (a job or a home)

• locate

• estimate

• identify the location or place of

• make an investment

• assign to a station

• finish second or better in a horse or dog race

• sing a note with the correct pitch

set up
verb, nounv, n
verb

• set up or found

• create by putting components or members together

• construct, build, or erect

• get ready for a particular purpose or event

• put into a proper or systematic order

• begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• produce

• set up for use

• place

• arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

• erect and fasten

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• equip with sails or masts

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

arrange
verbv
verb

• put into a proper or systematic order

• make arrangements for

• plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

• set (printed matter) into a specific format

• arrange attractively

• adapt for performance in a different way

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

determine
verbv
verb

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• shape or influence; give direction to

• fix conclusively or authoritatively

• decide upon or fix definitely

• reach, make, or come to a decision about something

• fix in scope; fix the boundaries of

• settle conclusively; come to terms

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

determined
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

adjective satellite

• characterized by great determination

• devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• strongly motivated to succeed

dictated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

fix
verb, nounv, n
noun

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

• the act of putting something in working order again

• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

• a determination of the place where something is

verb

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• cause to be firmly attached

• decide upon or fix definitely

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• take vengeance on or get even

• set or place definitely

• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

• make fixed, stable or stationary

• make infertile

• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• to be about to do something

fixed
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• securely placed or fastened or set

adjective satellite

• (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

• fixed and unmoving

• incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"

light
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of comparatively little physical weight or density

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

• not great in degree or quantity or number

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

• characterized by or emitting light

• of little intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

noun

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

• any device serving as a source of illumination

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

• an illuminated area

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

• a person regarded very fondly

• having abundant light or illumination

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• public awareness

• a visual warning signal

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

adverb

• with few burdens

adjective satellite

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• demanding little effort; not burdensome

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• very thin and insubstantial

• marked by temperance in indulgence

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• having little importance

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

• silly or trivial

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

• having relatively few calories

• (of sleep) easily disturbed

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• introduce light into

• begin to smoke

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• alight from (a horse)

• start or maintain a fire in

rigid
adjectiveadj
adjective

• designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

adjective satellite

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• incapable of compromise or flexibility

• incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

• fixed and unmoving

set down
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

• reach or come to rest

• put or settle into a position

• cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

• go ashore

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

adjust
verbv
verb

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

• make correspondent or conformable

• decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

band
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• instrumentalists not including string players

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

• a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

• a range of frequencies between two limits

• a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

• jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• a driving belt in machinery

• a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

• a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

• a restraint put around something to hold it together

verb

• bind or tie together, as with a band

• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

bent
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

• grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

• an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

• a special way of doing something

adjective satellite

• fixed in your purpose

• used of the back and knees; stooped

• of metal e.g.

circle
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• something approximating the shape of a circle

• movement once around a course

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

• street names for flunitrazepam

• a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

• any circular or rotating mechanism

verb

• travel around something

• move in a circular path above (someone or something)

• form or draw a circle around

club
nounn
noun

• a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• stout stick that is larger at one end

• a building that is occupied by a social club

• golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

• a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

verb

• unite with a common purpose

• gather and spend time together

• strike with a club or a bludgeon

• gather into a club-like mass

coif
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

• a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

verb

• cover with a coif

• arrange attractively

coiffe
verbv
verb

• arrange attractively

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