SETTINGS Synonyms

• an arrangement of parts or elements

• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

• the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

• an arrangement scheme

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• a decorative or artistic work

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

• the creation of something in the mind

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

• create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

• make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

• create designs

• conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

• intend or have as a purpose

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• the act of adjusting something to match a standard

• the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

• the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

• the act of choosing or selecting

• a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

• any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

• a strong liking

• a predisposition in favor of something

• the right or chance to choose

• grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

• naming explicitly

• (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• scenery hung at back of stage

• understate the importance or quality of

• a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

• formal ceremony about important occasions

• discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• a lightweight horse kept for riding only

• the act of climbing something

• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

• something forming a back that is added for strengthening

• attach to a support

• go up or advance

• fix onto a backing, setting, or support

• put up or launch

• get up on the back of

• go upward with gradual or continuous progress

• prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

• copulate with

• the place where some action occurs

• an incident (real or imaginary)

• the visual percept of a region

• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

• a situation treated as an observable object

• a subdivision of an act of a play or performance

• a display of bad temper

• graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• a magnifier of images of distant objects

• electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• a table service for one person

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted