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| v. (creation) | 1. prearrange | arrange beforehand. |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
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| n. (group) | 1. set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ teeth, dentition | the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal. |
| ~ volume | a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications.; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ singleton | a set containing a single member. |
| ~ pair, brace | a set of two similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ triad, triple, triplet, trio | a set of three similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ quadruple, quartette, quadruplet, quartet | a set of four similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ quintuple, quintette, quintuplet, quintet | a set of five similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ sextette, sestet, sextet | a set of six similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ septette, septet | a set of seven similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ octette, octet | a set of eight similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ chess set | checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess. |
| ~ manicure set | a set of implements used to manicure. |
| ~ join, sum, union | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| ~ cartesian product, intersection, product | the set of elements common to two or more sets.; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" |
| ~ field | all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event. |
| ~ field | all of the horses in a particular horse race. |
| ~ field | (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information. |
| ~ bracket | a category falling within certain defined limits. |
| ~ conjugation | the complete set of inflected forms of a verb. |
| ~ suite | a matching set of furniture. |
| ~ choir, consort | a family of similar musical instrument playing together. |
| ~ core, core group, nucleus | a small group of indispensable persons or things.; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" |
| ~ portfolio | a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers.; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs" |
| ~ score | a set of twenty members.; "a score were sent out but only one returned" |
| ~ threescore | a set with 3 times 20 members. |
| ~ synset | a set of one or more synonyms. |
| n. (group) | 2. set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| ~ abstract entity, abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ interval | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints. |
| ~ mathematical group, group | a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse. |
| ~ domain of a function, domain | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined. |
| ~ range of a function, image, range | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined.; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers" |
| ~ universal set | (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration.; "all other sets are subsets of the universal set" |
| ~ locus | the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions.; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle" |
| ~ subset | a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set. |
| ~ null set | a set that is empty; a set with no members. |
| ~ mandelbrot set | a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration. |
| ~ mathematical space, topological space | (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind.; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional" |
| ~ field | (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1.; "the set of all rational numbers is a field" |
| ~ solution, root | the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation. |
| ~ diagonal | (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry. |
| ~ intersection | a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations. |
| n. (act) | 3. exercise set, set | several exercises intended to be done in series.; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" |
| ~ exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. set, stage set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production.; "the sets were meticulously authentic" |
| ~ mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted. |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
| ~ scenery, scene | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale.; "they worked all night painting the scenery" |
| ~ set decoration | a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production. |
| n. (group) | 5. band, circle, lot, set | an unofficial association of people or groups.; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ car pool | a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers. |
| ~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
| ~ cohort | a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion). |
| ~ confederacy, conspiracy | a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. |
| ~ four hundred | the exclusive social set of a city. |
| ~ horsey set, horsy set | a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing. |
| ~ jet set | a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure. |
| ~ party, company | a band of people associated temporarily in some activity.; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. bent, set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.; "the set of his mind was obvious" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| n. (act) | 7. set | the act of putting something in position.; "he gave a final set to his hat" |
| ~ locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position | the act of putting something in a certain place. |
| n. (time) | 8. set | a unit of play in tennis or squash.; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
| ~ game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (process) | 9. curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" |
| ~ congealment, congelation | the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| ~ plastination | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened.; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" |
| n. (person) | 10. set, seth | evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris. |
| ~ egyptian deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. |
| n. (event) | 11. set | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon.; "before the set of sun" |
| ~ descent | a movement downward. |
| n. (cognition) | 12. readiness, set | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" |
| ~ cognitive state, state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. set | any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals.; "the early sets ran on storage batteries" |
| ~ communication equipment, communication system | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information. |
| ~ electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor). |
| ~ receiver, receiving system | set that receives radio or tv signals. |
| ~ sender, transmitter | set used to broadcast radio or tv signals. |
| v. (contact) | 14. lay, place, pose, position, put, set | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| ~ docket | place on the docket for legal action.; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried" |
| ~ cock | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing. |
| ~ postpose | place after another constituent in the sentence.; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" |
| ~ prepose | place before another constituent in the sentence.; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" |
| ~ step | place (a ship's mast) in its step. |
| ~ put back, replace | put something back where it belongs.; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" |
| ~ stratify | form, arrange, or deposit in layers.; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" |
| ~ plant | place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive.; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" |
| ~ intersperse | place at intervals in or among.; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" |
| ~ snuggle, nestle | position comfortably.; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" |
| ~ pile | place or lay as if in a pile.; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ superimpose, lay over, superpose | place on top of.; "can you superimpose the two images?" |
| ~ superpose | place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide. |
| ~ park | place temporarily.; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" |
| ~ ensconce, settle | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| ~ dispose | place or put in a particular order.; "the dots are unevenly disposed" |
| ~ emplace | put into place or position.; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" |
| ~ emplace | provide a new emplacement for guns. |
| ~ ship | place on board a ship.; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" |
| ~ underlay | put (something) under or beneath.; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper" |
| ~ trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench.; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" |
| ~ pigeonhole | place into a small compartment. |
| ~ shelve | place on a shelf.; "shelve books" |
| ~ jar | place in a cylindrical vessel.; "jar the jam" |
| ~ repose | to put something (eg trust) in something.; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" |
| ~ sign | place signs, as along a road.; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" |
| ~ middle | put in the middle. |
| ~ parallelize | place parallel to one another. |
| ~ butt | place end to end without overlapping.; "The frames must be butted at the joints" |
| ~ recess | put into a recess.; "recess lights" |
| ~ reposition | place into another position. |
| ~ throw, thrust | place or put with great energy.; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" |
| ~ tee, tee up | place on a tee.; "tee golf balls" |
| ~ rack up | place in a rack.; "rack pool balls" |
| ~ coffin | place into a coffin.; "her body was coffined" |
| ~ bed | put to bed.; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" |
| ~ appose | place side by side or in close proximity. |
| ~ place down, put down, set down | cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place.; "set down your bags here" |
| ~ sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.; "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
| ~ misplace | place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position.; "misplaced modifiers" |
| ~ juxtapose | place side by side.; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" |
| ~ set down | put or settle into a position.; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley" |
| ~ bottle | put into bottles.; "bottle the mineral water" |
| ~ bucket | put into a bucket. |
| ~ barrel | put in barrels. |
| ~ ground | place or put on the ground. |
| ~ pillow, rest | rest on or as if on a pillow.; "pillow your head" |
| ~ mislay, misplace, lose | place (something) where one cannot find it again.; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" |
| ~ upend | set, turn, or stand on end.; "upend the box and empty the contents" |
| ~ seat, sit down, sit | show to a seat; assign a seat for.; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" |
| ~ seat | place in or on a seat.; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair" |
| ~ lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| ~ place upright, stand up, stand | put into an upright position.; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" |
| ~ recline | cause to recline.; "She reclined her head on the pillow" |
| ~ plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| ~ posit, situate, deposit, fix | put (something somewhere) firmly.; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| ~ ladle | put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle.; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| ~ poise | cause to be balanced or suspended. |
| ~ lean | cause to lean or incline.; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" |
| ~ clap | put quickly or forcibly.; "The judge clapped him in jail" |
| ~ rest | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.; "Rest your head on my shoulder" |
| ~ perch | cause to perch or sit.; "She perched her hat on her head" |
| ~ load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance.; "load the bags onto the trucks" |
| ~ cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled.; "cram books into the suitcase" |
| ~ set | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| ~ siphon | move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action.; "siphon gas into the tank" |
| ~ seat | place or attach firmly in or on a base.; "seat the camera on the tripod" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ glycerolise, glycerolize | place in glycerol. |
| ~ space | place at intervals.; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" |
| ~ marshal | place in proper rank.; "marshal the troops" |
| ~ settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| ~ throw | to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" |
| ~ imbricate | place so as to overlap.; "imbricate the roof tiles" |
| v. (cognition) | 15. determine, set | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| ~ identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ date | assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of.; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" |
| ~ value | fix or determine the value of; assign a value to.; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" |
| ~ filiate | fix the paternity of.; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock" |
| ~ format | determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science). |
| ~ charge | set or ask for a certain price.; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" |
| ~ initialise, initialize | assign an initial value to a computer program. |
| ~ tax, assess | set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine). |
| ~ price | determine the price of.; "The grocer priced his wares high" |
| v. (communication) | 16. define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ quantify | use as a quantifier. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ name | mention and identify by name.; "name your accomplices!" |
| ~ reset | set anew.; "They re-set the date on the clock" |
| ~ define | give a definition for the meaning of a word.; "Define `sadness'" |
| v. (communication) | 17. mark, set | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| v. (change) | 18. set | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.; "set the house afire" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ pitch | set to a certain pitch.; "He pitched his voice very low" |
| ~ keynote | set the keynote of.; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection" |
| v. (contact) | 19. set | fix in a border.; "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (change) | 20. fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ socialise, socialize | prepare for social life.; "Children have to be socialized in school" |
| ~ provide | take measures in preparation for.; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
| ~ cram | prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. |
| ~ precondition | put into the required condition beforehand. |
| ~ fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
| ~ mount | fix onto a backing, setting, or support.; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" |
| ~ lay out, set up, set | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ winterise, winterize | prepare for winter.; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" |
| ~ summerise, summerize | prepare for summer.; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" |
| ~ prime | insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ brace, poise | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. |
| v. (change) | 21. set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ reset | set to zero.; "reset instruments and dials" |
| ~ set ahead, advance | move forward.; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" |
| v. (creation) | 22. localise, localize, place, set | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| ~ stage, present, represent | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| v. (motion) | 23. go down, go under, set | disappear beyond the horizon.; "the sun sets early these days" |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (creation) | 24. arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ prearrange | arrange beforehand. |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ put | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| ~ transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key. |
| ~ tabularise, tabularize, tabulate, table | arrange or enter in tabular form. |
| v. (contact) | 25. plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ root | plant by the roots. |
| ~ puddle | dip into mud before planting.; "puddle young plants" |
| ~ checkrow | plant in checkrows. |
| ~ bed | place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil. |
| ~ dibble | plant with a wooden hand tool.; "dibble Spring bulbs" |
| ~ afforest, forest | establish a forest on previously unforested land.; "afforest the mountains" |
| ~ replant | plant again or anew.; "They replanted the land"; "He replanted the seedlings" |
| ~ tree | plant with trees.; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer" |
| v. (creation) | 26. set | apply or start.; "set fire to a building" |
| ~ initiate, originate, start | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| v. (change) | 27. congeal, jell, set | become gelatinous.; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| v. (creation) | 28. set, typeset | set in type.; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
| v. (contact) | 29. set | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 30. countersink, set | insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). |
| ~ bury, sink | embed deeply.; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" |
| v. (contact) | 31. set | give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. |
| ~ hone | sharpen with a hone.; "hone a knife" |
| v. (competition) | 32. set, sic | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| v. (cognition) | 33. place, put, set | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| ~ estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| v. (change) | 34. rig, set, set up | equip with sails or masts.; "rig a ship" |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| v. (change) | 35. lay out, set, set up | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (change) | 36. adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ proportion | adjust in size relative to other things. |
| ~ modulate | adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of. |
| ~ temper | adjust the pitch (of pianos). |
| ~ tune, tune up | adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).; "My piano needs to be tuned" |
| ~ calibrate, fine-tune, graduate | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring.; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" |
| ~ tune, tune up | adjust for (better) functioning.; "tune the engine" |
| ~ time | adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time.; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" |
| ~ trim | adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used. |
| ~ zero, zero in | adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun).; "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" |
| ~ zero | adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value. |
| ~ readjust, reset | adjust again after an initial failure. |
| ~ attune | adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with. |
| ~ time | regulate or set the time of.; "time the clock" |
| ~ set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| ~ regulate, modulate | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus | put (an image) into focus.; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| ~ sync, synchronize, synchronise | make synchronous and adjust in time or manner.; "Let's synchronize our efforts" |
| ~ pressurise, pressurize | increase the pressure in or of.; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" |
| ~ depressurise, depressurize, decompress | decrease the pressure of.; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" |
| ~ match, fit | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ plumb | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical. |
| ~ ordinate, align, coordinate | bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation.; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" |
| ~ reconcile, harmonise, harmonize | bring into consonance or accord.; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" |
| ~ linearise, linearize | make linear or get into a linear form.; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene" |
| ~ justify | adjust the spaces between words.; "justify the margins" |
| ~ citify | accustom to urban ways.; "Immigration will citify the country?" |
| v. (body) | 37. fructify, set | bear fruit.; "the apple trees fructify" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| v. (body) | 38. arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| ~ bob | cut hair in the style of a bob.; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
| ~ wave | set waves in.; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ groom, curry, dress | give a neat appearance to.; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" |
| adj. | 39. fit, primed, set | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" |
| ~ ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" |
| adj. | 40. fixed, rigid, set | fixed and unmoving.; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"; "a face rigid with pain" |
| ~ nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion. |
| adj. | 41. located, placed, set, situated | situated in a particular spot or position.; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" |
| ~ settled | established in a desired position or place; not moving about.; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization" |
| adj. | 42. laid, set | set down according to a plan:.; "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" |
| ~ arranged, ordered | disposed or placed in a particular kind of order.; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" |
| adj. | 43. set | being below the horizon.; "the moon is set" |
| ~ down | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| adj. | 44. determined, dictated, set | determined or decided upon as by an authority.; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" |
| ~ settled | established or decided beyond dispute or doubt.; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" |
| adj. | 45. hardened, set | converted to solid form (as concrete). |
| ~ hard | resisting weight or pressure. |
| schedule | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. agenda, docket, schedule | a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| ~ fare, menu | an agenda of things to do.; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" |
| n. (communication) | 2. schedule | an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur. |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| ~ network programming | the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network. |
| ~ timetable | a schedule of times of arrivals and departures. |
| ~ timetable | a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. schedule | plan for an activity or event.; "I've scheduled a concert next week" |
| ~ time | assign a time for an activity or event.; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" |
| ~ book | engage for a performance.; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" |
| ~ calendar | enter into a calendar. |
| ~ slot | assign a time slot.; "slot a television program" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| v. (communication) | 4. schedule | make a schedule; plan the time and place for events.; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ program, programme | arrange a program of or for.; "program the 80th birthday party" |
| ~ reschedule | assign a new time and place for an event.; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment" |
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