set in WordNet English dictionary

1. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
   "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
   adjust  set  correct 
   
2. arrange attractively
   "dress my hair for the wedding"
   dress  arrange  set  do  coif  coiffe  coiffure 
   
3. adapt for performance in a different way
   "set this poem to music"
   arrange  set 
   
4. become gelatinous
   "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
   jell  set  congeal 
   
5. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
   set  countersink 
   
6. decide upon or fix definitely
   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
   specify  set  determine  define  fix  limit 
   
7. fix conclusively or authoritatively
   "set the rules"
   determine  set 
   
8. 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"
   fix  prepare  set up  ready  gear up  set 
   
9. bear fruit
   "the apple trees fructify"
   fructify  set 
   
10. disappear beyond the horizon
    "the sun sets early these days"
    set  go down  go under 
    
11. 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"
    put  set  place  pose  position  lay 
    
12. get ready for a particular purpose or event
    "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
    set up  lay out  set 
    
13. locate
    "The film is set in Africa"
    set  localize  localise  place 
    
14. establish as the highest level or best performance
    "set a record"
    set  mark 
    
15. estimate
    "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
    place  put  set 
    
16. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
    "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
    plant  set 
    
17. equip with sails or masts
    "rig a ship"
    rig  set  set up 
    
18. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
    "set the house afire"
    set 
    
19. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
    "set clocks or instruments"
    set 
    
20. urge to attack someone
    "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
    sic  set 
    
21. fix in a border
    "The goldsmith set the diamond"
    set 
    
22. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
    set 
    
23. put into a position that will restore a normal state
    "set a broken bone"
    set 
    
24. set in type
    "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
    typeset  set 
    
25. apply or start
    "set fire to a building"
    set 
    

1. an unofficial association of people or groups
   "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
   set  circle  band  lot 
   
2. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
   "the set of his mind was obvious"
   bent  set 
   
3. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
   "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
   hardening  solidifying  solidification  set  curing 
   
4. several exercises intended to be done in series
   "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
   set  exercise set 
   
5. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
   "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
   set  readiness 
   
6. the act of putting something in position
   "he gave a final set to his hat"
   set 
   
7. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
   "the sets were meticulously authentic"
   stage set  set 
   
8. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
   "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
   set 
   
9. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
   "before the set of sun"
   set 
   
10. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
    "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
    set 
    
11. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
    "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
    set 
    
12. a unit of play in tennis or squash
    "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
    set 
    

1. determined or decided upon as by an authority
   "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
   determined  dictated  set 
   
2. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
   "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
   fit  primed  set 
   
3. fixed and unmoving
   "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
   fixed  set  rigid 
   
4. converted to solid form (as concrete)
   hardened  set 
   
5. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
   "stones laid in a pattern"
   laid  set 
   
6. situated in a particular spot or position
   "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
   located  placed  set  situated 
   
7. being below the horizon
   "the moon is set"
   set