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A punch for setting nails in wood.
nail setA device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
television setAlternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
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Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
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Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
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A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
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The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
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the set of a springA bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
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The width of the body of a type.
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A young oyster when first attached.
A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
A rudimentary fruit.
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
The weary sun hath made a golden set.General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
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Here and there, amongst individuals alive to the particular evils of the age, and watching the very set of the current, there may have been even a more systematic counteraction applied to the mischief.A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
a set of tablesA collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
a set of toolsAn object made up of several parts.
a set of stepsA collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
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Set theory.
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A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
the country setThe scenery for a film or play.
The general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
Gene for a human protein involved in apoptosis, transcription and nucleosome assembly.
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Initialism of Simulated Emergency Test, an amateur radio training exercise.
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