set2 (set)

noun

• 1a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together: a set of false teeth a new cell with two sets of chromosomes a spare set of clothes
• a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together: a fondue set
• a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status: it was a fashionable haunt of the literary set
• British a group of pupils or students of the same average ability in a particular subject who are taught together: the policy of allocating pupils to mathematics sets
• (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit towards a match: he took the first set 6-3
• (in jazz or popular music) a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording: a short four-song set
• a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance.
• a fixed number of repetitions of a particular bodybuilding exercise: making sure that you perform 3 sets of at least 8 repetitions
• Mathematics & Logic a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions: the set of all positive integers

• 2 [in singular] the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned: the shape and set of the eyes
• the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person’s feelings or intentions: the determined set of her upper torso
• short for mindset. he’s got this set against social psychology
• Australian/NZ informal a grudge: most of them hear a thing or two and then get a set on you
• the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction: the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide
• Bell-ringing the inverted position of a bell when it is ready for ringing.
• (also dead set) a setter’s pointing in the presence of game.
• the inclination of the teeth of a saw in alternate directions.
• a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.

• 3a radio or television receiver: a TV set

• 4a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film.
• the place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed: the magazine has interviews on set with top directors

• 5an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style: a shampoo and set

• 6a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
• a young fruit that has just formed.

• 7the last coat of plaster on a wall.

• 8 Printing the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.
• the width of a piece of type.

• 9variant spelling of sett.

• 10 Snookeranother term for plant (sense 4 of the noun).

verb (sets, setting, setted)

• group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.