set
To put (something) down, to rest.
Verb 4 meanings
To put (something) down, to rest.
“Set the tray there.”
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
“I have set my heart on running the marathon.”
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
To start (a fire).
Noun 4 meanings
A punch for setting nails in wood.
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
“television set”
A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
Adjective 4 meanings
Fixed in position.
Rigid, solidified.
Ready, prepared.
“on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!”
Intent, determined (to do something).
“set on getting to his destination”
Etymology
From Middle English setten, from Old English settan, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, causative of *sed- (“to sit”).
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SET at a glance
SET has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #219 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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