Anagrams of: NETTINGS

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

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

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

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

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

• the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works

• an examination of the characteristics of something

• the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

• a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

• creating nets

• in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• taut or rigid; stretched tight

• a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

• become stretched or tense or taut

• increase the tension on

• become tense, nervous, or uneasy

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

• a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

• a kind of gun emplacement

• a cosy or secluded retreat

• a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

• furniture pieces made to fit close together

• inhabit a nest, usually after building

• fit together or fit inside

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• gather nests

• a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade

• an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality

• colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• take up mentally

• a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)