English Dictionary

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Source : opted (139106)  - auto

To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end.
Source : opted (139108)  - auto

Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
Source : opted (139109)  - auto

To make to assume specified place, condition, or occupation; to put in a certain condition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be.
Source : opted (139110)  - auto

To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to.
Source : opted (139111)  - auto

To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud.
Source : opted (139112)  - auto

To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance.
Source : opted (139113)  - auto

To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard.
Source : opted (139114)  - auto

To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash.
Source : opted (139115)  - auto

To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.
Source : opted (139116)  - auto