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noun

• 1a group or collection of things that belong together, 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 for a specific purpose:an electric 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
• (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit toward a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point toward the final score: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. Compare with rep⁵.
• 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
• the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction:the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide
• an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style:a shampoo and set
• (also dead set) a setter’s pointing in the presence of game.
• the alternating outward inclinations of the teeth of a saw.
• 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

• 5a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
• a young fruit that has just formed.

• 6the last coat of plaster on a wall.

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

• 8variant spelling of sett.