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— English words —

set v. (Transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
set v. (Transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
set v. (Transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
set v. (Transitive) To start (a fire).
set v. (Transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
set v. (Transitive) To determine or settle.
set v. (Transitive) To adjust.
set v. (Transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
set v. (Transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
set v. (Transitive) To introduce or describe.
set v. (Transitive) To locate (A play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
set v. (Transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
set v. (Transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
set v. (Transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
set v. (Transitive) To arrange (type).
set v. (Transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
set v. (Transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
set v. (Intransitive) To solidify.
set v. (Transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
set v. (Intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
set v. (Transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
set v. (Obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
set v. (Transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
set v. (Intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
set v. (Intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
set v. (Intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to…
set v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
set v. (Hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
set v. To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
set v. (Transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
set v. (Transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
set v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
set v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
set v. (Intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first…
set v. To place or fix in a setting.
set v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
set v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
set v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
set v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
set v. (Masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
set v. (Obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
set v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
set v. (Obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
set v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
set v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
set n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
set n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
set n. Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
set n. Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
set n. Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
set n. (Horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
set n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
set n. (Engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension…
set n. A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
set n. (Piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be…
set n. (Printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
set n. A young oyster when first attached.
set n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
set n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
set n. (Colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
set n. The pattern of a tartan, etc.
set n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
set n. The full number of eggs set under a hen.
set n. (Obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
set adj. Fixed in position.
set adj. Rigid, solidified.
set adj. Ready, prepared.
set adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
set adj. Prearranged.
set adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
set adj. (Of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
set n. A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
set n. A rudimentary fruit.
set n. The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
set n. (Literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
set n. A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
set n. A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
set n. An object made up of several parts.
set n. (Set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order…
set n. (In plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
set n. A group of people, usually meeting socially.
set n. The scenery for a film or play.
set n. The general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed…
set n. (Dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
set n. (Exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
set n. (Tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
set n. (Volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
set n. (Volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
set n. (Music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
set n. (Music) A drum kit, a drum set.
set n. (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
set n. (Poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one’s hand and the third is on the board…
set v. (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability.
Set prop.n. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder…
SET n. Gene for a human protein involved in apoptosis, transcription and nucleosome assembly.
SET n. Initialism of Simulated Emergency Test., an amateur radio training exercise.
SET prop.n. Initialism of Strategic Energy Technologies. Plan of the European Union.
SET prop.n. Initialism of Stock Exchange of Thailand., the national stock exchange of Thailand.
seṭ adj. (Sanskrit grammar, Indo-European studies) of a root, having a final i sound in certain forms, originating…

— Foreign words, define in English —

Afrikaans
- set n. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Aragonese - Catalan - Occitan - Papiamentu
- set n. Thirst.
Catalan
- set num. (Cardinal number) seven.
- set n. Hunger (strong desire).
Catalan - Ladin
- set n. Seven.
Chinese
- set n. (Hong Kong Cantonese) package or collection of items (Classifier: 個／个 c).
- set v. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to adjust.
- set v. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to prepare.
- set (Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for packages or collections of items.
Crimean tatar
- set n. Sofa, couch, settee.
Czech
- set n. (Tennis, volleyball) set (part of a match in sports like tennis and volleyball).
- set n. Genitive plural of sto.
- set v. Masculine singular passive participle of sít.
Danish
- set v. Past participle of se.
- Set prop.n. Set.
Eastern durango nahuatl
- set n. Ice.
Emilian
- sêt num. Seven.
- sêt n. (Modena, Reggio Emilia) seven.
- sêt n. (Following the article el) seven o’clock (A.m. or p.m.).
Ewe - Icelandic - Swedish
- Set prop.n. (Biblical) Seth.
Faroese
- Set prop.n. A male given name.
Friulian
- sêt n. Thirst.
Haitian creole - Louisiana creole - Occitan
- sèt num. Seven.
Indonesian
- set n. (Sports) set, group of games counting as a unit toward a match.
- set n. Set…
- set n. Set, an object made up of several parts.
- set v. To set…
- set n. (Colloquial) trick; act; strategy.
Ladin
- set adj. Seven.
Latvian
- sēt v. To sow.
Lombard - Mauritian creole - Michif - Occitan - Old french - Piedmontese - Walloon
- set num. Seven.
Lower sorbian
- set v. Supine of seś.
Norwegian nynorsk
- set v. Present tense of setja, setta.
- set v. Imperative of setja.
- set v. (Non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå.
- sét v. (Non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå.
Old english
- set n. Seat.
Old french
- set v. Third-person singular present indicative of savoir.
Old irish
- sét n. Path, way.
- sét n. Object of value, chattel.
- sét n. Unit of value.
- sét n. Valuable article of property, treasure.
- sét n. Ornament, jewel.
- sét n. (Figurative) likeness, equivalent.
Polish
- set n. (Badminton, tennis, volleyball) set (part of the game in badminton, tennis, or volleyball).
- set n. Genitive plural of seta.
Romanian
- set n. (Tennis) set.
- set n. Set (of objects).
Romansch
- set num. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) seven.
- set n. (Sutsilvan) thirst.
Swedish
- set n. A set (matching collection of items).
- set n. A set (in tennis).
- Set prop.n. A male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth.
Tagalog
- Set. prop.n. Abbreviation of Setyembre: Sep.; Sept.
Vietnamese
- sét n. (Weather) lightning.
- sét v. To be rusty.
- sét n. Clay.
- sệt adj. Very thick, viscous.
Welsh
- set v. Contraction of baset.
- -set suff. (Colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular conditional.
Westrobothnian
- set n. Seat, bench.
- set n. Haycock.
- set v. To cock hay.
Wolof
- sët n. Grandchild.
Yola
- set n. Alternative form of zet.

— English words, defined in German —

set Adj. Durch eine Autorität oder nach Absprache festgesetzt, festgelegt.
set S. Eine Menge gleichartiger oder zusammengehöriger Objekte.
set S. Ein Gerät zum Empfang von Rundfunk.
set S. Ein Satz im Tennis.
set V. Setzen, stellen, legen.
set V. Festsetzen, festlegen.
set V. Unter dem Horizont verschwinden (Himmelskörper).
set V. Aushärten.
set V. Einstellen.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

set w. Afstellen.

— English words, defined in French —

set adj. Prêt.
set n. Ensemble.
set n. (Mathématiques) Ensemble.
set n. Jeu (ensemble de choses de même type).
set n. (Tennis) Set.
set n. (T.S.F.) Poste.
set v. Fixer, attacher.
set v. Se coucher.
set v. Composer.
set v. Construire, installer, poser.
set v. Appliquer, mettre, poser.
set v. Fixer, définir.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

set v. Poner.
set v. Colocar.
set v. Aplicar.
set v. Instalar.
set v. Fijar el precio o el valor de algo.
set v. Establecer.
set s. Conjunto.
set s. Instalación.
set s. Colección de cosas que forman una unidad.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

set adj. Estabelecido, determinado.
set s. (Matemática) conjunto.
set s. (Desporto) período de tempo usado para dividir jogos de esportes como basquetebol e voleibol.
set s. Jogo, conjunto.
set v. Colocar.
set v. Consertar.
set v. (Impressão) preparar para impressão.
set v. (Música) compor música para um texto.
set v. Estabelecer.
set v. Por-se (o Sol).
set v. (Informática) setar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

set agg. Stabilito, determinato, prestabilito.
set agg. Pronto.
set agg. Pronto, approntato, preparato.
set agg. Studiato, preparato.
set agg. Intenzionale.
set agg. Deciso, risoluto, determinato.
set agg. Ostinato, caparbio, pertinace.
set agg. Fisso, fermo, immobile.
set agg. (Scuola) obbligatorio.
set agg. Fissato, assicurato.
set agg. Solidificato.
set s. Serie, assortimento.
set s. Servizio.
set s. (Editoria) collana, collezione.
set s. (Musica) sequenza di canzoni.
set s. Cricca, gruppo.
set s. Mondo, ambiente, società.
set s. (Senso figurato) orientamento, tendenza, inclinazione.
set s. (Cinematografia) scenario, allestimento scenico, apparato scenico, scene.
set s. (Sport) set.
set s. (Marina) direzione, corso.
set s. (Matematica) insieme.
set s. Insieme.
set s. Stabilire, decidere.

— In German —

Set S. Satz mehrerer zusammengehöriger Gegenstände.
Set S. Ein Deckchen, das auf dem Tisch vor jedem Platz liegt, auf…
Set S. Film, nur Maskulinum: ein Ort, an dem gerade Dreharbeiten laufen.

— In Dutch —

set n. Klein aantal bij elkaar passende voorwerpen die samen een geheel vormen.
set n. (Sport) ronde in een wedstrijd.
set n. (Filmkunst) plaats waar filmopnamen gemaakt worden.
set n. (Wiskunde) verzameling.

— In French —

set n.m. Ensemble, trousse, équipement, assortiment. Note : Cet…
set n.m. (Sport) Manche, partie d’un match. Note : Cet usage particulier…
set n.m. (Vieilli) Plateau de télévision ou de cinéma.
set n.m. (Musique) Ensemble de morceaux joués par un même orchestre…

— In Spanish —

Set s. Nombre propio de varón.

— In Portuguese —

set s. (Estrangeirismo e Desporto) contagem de pontos em uma partida…
set s. (Estrangeirismo e Arte) local de filmagem ou de encenação.
set. abr. Setembro.

— In Italian —

set s. (Forestierismo), (inglesismo) (sport) definizione mancante;…
set s. (Forestierismo), (inglesismo) (cinematografia) ambiente dove…

488 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

seta Sète Seth SETI Seto sets sett setae setæ setal setar setas set␣by setee seter Sethi Sétif setim set-in set␣in seton Seton set␣on Setos Sette set-to set␣to setts Setty setup set-up set␣up setars setees seters Sethic Sethis Setian set-ins setnet set-net set␣net setoff set-off set␣off setoid setoka Setoka setons Setons +438 words

1760 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Osete OSETI useta useth use␣to arsete assets baseth besets bisets Buseth cosets easeth ensete ensets insets IP␣sets loseth meseta museth musets onsets Osetes osetra Ossete Ossets Ossett peseta poseth posets resets Resets riseth Rosete rosets TOSETs tsetse tsetze TV␣sets unsets upsets use␣tax useter abaseth abuseth age␣sets amuseth ariseth arsetes asetate +1710 words

448 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

asset ASSET beset biset coset enset go␣set inset IP␣set muset onset Osset poset reset Reset roset TOSET TV␣set unset upset age␣set all␣set avoset basset Basset bedset Bisset bitset bosset boxset box␣set budset causet closet cogset corset cosset cruset cupset cutset cut-set Dorset dowset earset forset fosset genset gifset GIFset gusset +398 words

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

tes TEs

17 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

est Est EST -est est. Est. ETs ETS Ste StE STE Ste. tes TEs tse Tse TSE

157 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

AEST AETs best Best bets Bets BTEs cest CEST -cest CTEs dest DEST dest. dets Dets east East eats ECTS EDTs efts EITs elts ELTs EMTs ents ENTs EPTs ESTA estd estd. este Este Esth Esth. Esti ESTJ ESTP etas ETAs ETBs ETCS ETDs ETFs eths ETOs ETPs ETSI fest -fest +106 words

35 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

es Es ES -es e's es- E's 'e's et Et ET -et se SE -se se. Se. st St ST -st st. St. S&T s**t s.t. S.T. te TE ts Ts TS t's t.s T's

134 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

aet AET aet. æt. a.e.t. bet Bet BET bet. CET det Det DET det. Det. EET fet FET get Get het HET jet Jet JET ket Ket let -let met Met MET met- met. net Net NET .NET pet PET Pet. ret Ret. sat Sat SAT sat. Sat. S.A.T. S.␣A.␣T. SCT sea Sea SEA Seb SEB sec SEC sec- sec. Sec. S.E.C. S.␣E.␣C. sed SED see See SEE seg SEH sei Sek SEL sem Sem SEM sen Sen SEN Sen. Seo SEO sep Sep SEP Sep. seq SEQ seq. &␣seq. ser SER ser. ses SEs SES -ses SEU sev sew (+34 words)

19 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

et Et ET -et se SE -se se. Se. st St ST -st st. St. S&T s**t s.t. S.T.

22 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

seat Seat SEAT sect see't SELT sent sent. sept Sept sept- Sept. SERT sett sext shet sket Smet snet spet stet suet

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The word is in the Wiktionary

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— Foreign words, define in English —

— English words, defined in German —

— English word, defined in Dutch —

— English words, defined in French —

— English words, defined in Spanish —

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

— English words, defined in Italian —

— In German —

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— In Portuguese —

— In Italian —

587 English words from 164 English definitions

57 English words from 83 foreign definitions

6 foreign words from 164 English definitions

166 foreign words from 83 foreign definitions

488 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

1760 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

448 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

17 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

157 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

35 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

134 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

19 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

22 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

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