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  • 1set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …

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  • 2Set — (s[e^]t), v. i. 1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end. [1913 Webster] Ere the weary sun set in the west. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the next is likely …

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  • 3hen night — same as ↑hen party below. • • • Main Entry: ↑hen hen party or hen night noun A party for women only, esp one held for a woman about to be married • • • Main Entry: ↑hen * * * hen night UK US …

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  • 4set|ting — «SEHT ihng», noun, verb. –n. 1. a frame or other thing in which something is set. The mounting of a jewel is its setting. 2. a) the scenery of a play, including the lighting and other things that contribute to the play. b) a single scene or set.… …

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  • 5set — [[t]sɛt[/t]] v. set, set•ting, n. adj. 1) to put (something or someone) in a particular place, position, or posture: to set a vase on a table; Set the baby on her feet[/ex] 2) to put or cause to pass into some condition: to set a house on fire;… …

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  • 6set — [c]/sɛt / (say set) verb (set, setting) –verb (t) 1. to put in a particular place or position: to set a vase on a table. 2. to put into some condition or relation: to set a house on fire. 3. to apply: to set fire to a house. 4. to cause to begin …

  • 7Set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 8set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 9hen party — noun a party for women only • Hypernyms: ↑party * * * noun, pl ⋯ ties [count] Brit informal : a party for women only; especially : a party for a woman who is about to be married called also hen night * * * ˈhen party ( …

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  • 10hen feather — noun : a feather on the shaft of an arrow set at an angle of 120 degrees from the cock feather …

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