Another word for set

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Verb

To deposit in a specified place

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To put in or assign to a certain position or location

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To alter for proper functioning

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To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal

spread
lay

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To place (a story, for example) in a designated setting

lay

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To bring about or come to an agreement concerning

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To appoint and send to a particular place

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To calculate approximately

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To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something

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To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass

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To make or become physically hard

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Adjective

Firmly established by long standing

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In a definite and final form; not likely to change

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Fixed and distinct from others

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On an unwavering course of action

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In a state of preparedness

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Noun

A number of individuals making up or considered a unit

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A subdivision of a larger group

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A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement

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A particular social group

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The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation

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performing-arts

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set about

To go about the initial step in doing (something)

set apart

To make noticeable or different

set-aside

To put an end to, especially formally and with authority

set back

To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired

set by

To reserve for the future

set down

To register in or as if in a book

set down

To come to rest on the ground

set forth

To state, as an idea, for consideration

set off

To be the cause of

set off

To stir to action or feeling

set off

To endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition

set off

To act as an equalizing weight or force to

set off

To make up for

set out

To go about the initial step in doing (something)

set out

To work out and arrange the parts or details of

set out

To proceed in a specified direction

set to

To go about the initial step in doing (something)

set up

To raise upright

set up

To bring into existence formally

set up

To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another)

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Another word for set

Modifier

Firm

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Determined

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Obstinate

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Noun

Inclination

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A social group

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A collection of related items

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Verb

To place

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To establish

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To become firm

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To value

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To fasten

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To start

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To brood

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