set type (verb)

  • 51compose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. form (see composition); settle, adjust; create, formulate; calm, quiet, relax. See inexcitability, music, writing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be the parts or the ingredients] Syn. constitute, comprise …

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  • 52photoset — /ˈfoʊtoʊsɛt/ (say fohtohset) Printing –verb (t) (photoset, photosetting) 1. to set (type matter) photographically, without the use of hot metal. –adjective 2. set photographically. Compare typeset. –photosetter, noun …

  • 53more — 1. For more and most used in the comparison of adjectives, see adjective 3–4. With adverbs, more and most are normally used when the adverb is formed with ly from an adjective, e.g. more richly, more happily: see er and est forms. The use of… …

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  • 54overrun — I. transitive verb (overran; run; running) Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of (2) to invade and occupy or ravage b. to spread or swarm over ; infest 2 …

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  • 55stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …

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  • 56overset — verb (overset, oversetting) –verb (t) /oʊvəˈsɛt/ (say ohvuh set) 1. Rare to upset or overturn; overthrow. 2. to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally. 3. Printing (of type or copy) a. to set in or to excess. b. (of space) to set… …

  • 57come up — verb 1. bring forth, usually something desirable (Freq. 9) The committee came up with some interesting recommendations • Hypernyms: ↑generate, ↑bring forth • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. result or issue …

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  • 58typeset — verb set in type My book will be typeset nicely set these words in italics • Syn: ↑set • Derivationally related forms: ↑typesetter • Hypernyms: ↑print, ↑ …

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  • 59run around — verb play boisterously (Freq. 3) The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑ …

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  • 60put over — verb 1. communicate successfully (Freq. 1) I couldn t get across the message He put over the idea very well • Syn: ↑get across • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑pass on, ↑p …

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