- setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
--1 is a kind of environment, environs, surroundings, surround
--1 has particulars: scenario - setting, background, scope - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
--2 is a kind of environment
--2 has particulars: canvas, canvass; showcase, show window - mise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
--3 is a kind of stage
--3 has parts: flat; property, prop; stage set, set - setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
--4 is a kind of position, place
Derived forms: verb set1, verb set8 - place setting, setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
--5 is a kind of service, table service
Derived form: verb set21 - mount, setting - mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
--6 is a kind of mounting
--6 has particulars: paveDerived form: verb set6
- put, set, place, pose, position, lay - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun set7, noun setting4
They set the bags on the table
- determine, set - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun set6
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
- specify, set, determine, fix, limit - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
--3 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun set6
Somebody ----s something
- set, mark - establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
--4 is one way to lay down, establish, make
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- set - put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something PP
- set - fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
--6 is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun set7, noun setting6
Somebody ----s something
- 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; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
--7 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun set12
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- set - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
--8 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun setting4
Somebody ----s something
- set, localize, localise, place - locate; "The film is set in Africa"
--9 is one way to stage, present, represent
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun set7
Somebody ----s something PP
- set, go down, go under - disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
--10 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Antonyms: rise, come up, uprise, ascend
Sample sentence:
The moon will soon set
- arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
--11 is one way to compose, write
Sample sentence:
Did he set his major works over a short period of time?
- plant, set - put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
--12 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun set7
Somebody ----s something
- set - apply or start; "set fire to a building"
--13 is one way to originate, initiate, start
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- jell, set, congeal - become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
--14 is one way to solidify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun set9
Something ----s
- set - put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
--15 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun set7
Did he set his foot?
- set, countersink - insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
--16 is one way to bury, sink
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- set - give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
--17 is one way to hone
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sic, set - urge a dog to attack someone
--18 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- place, put, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
--19 is one way to estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- rig, set, set up - equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship"
--20 is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- set up, lay out, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
--21 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun set12, noun setting5
Somebody ----s something
- adjust, set, correct - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
--22 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- fructify, set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
--23 is one way to reproduce, procreate, multiply
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
--24 is one way to groom, neaten
Sample sentence:
They set their hair
- set - fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"