“set”

Definitions

• noun

  evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

  Synonyms: seth, zeitgeist, abet, accepted, accommodate, accord, accretion, acrid, aculeate, acuminate, acute, adapt

• adjective

  (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed

  Synonyms: fit, primed

  • Example:“in no fit state to continue”
  • Example:“fit to drop”

• adjective

  fixed and unmoving

  Synonyms: fixed, rigid

  • Example:“with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare”
  • Example:“His bearded face already has a set hollow look.”

• adjective

  situated in a particular spot or position

  Synonyms: located, placed, situated

  • Example:“valuable centrally located urban land”
  • Example:“strategically placed artillery”

• adjective

  set down according to a plan

  Synonyms: laid

  • Example:“a carefully laid table with places set for four people”
  • Example:“stones laid in a pattern”

• adjective

  being below the horizon

  • Example:“The moon is set.”