Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols) "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
S: (n) set, exercise set (several exercises intended to be done in series) "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
S: (n) stage set, set (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production) "the sets were meticulously authentic"
S: (n) set, circle, band, lot (an unofficial association of people or groups) "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
S: (n) bent, set (a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way) "the set of his mind was obvious"
S: (n) set (the act of putting something in position) "he gave a final set to his hat"
S: (n) set (a unit of play in tennis or squash) "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) set (the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon) "before the set of sun"
S: (n) set, readiness ((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"
S: (n) set (any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals) "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
Verb
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (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"
S: (v) set, mark (establish as the highest level or best performance) "set a record"
S: (v) set (put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state) "set the house afire"
S: (v) set (fix in a border) "The goldsmith set the diamond"
S: (v) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set (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"
S: (v) set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly) "set clocks or instruments"
S: (v) set up, lay out, set (get ready for a particular purpose or event) "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
S: (v) adjust, set, correct (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard) "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
S: (v) tune, tune up (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)) "My piano needs to be tuned"
S: (v) calibrate, graduate, fine-tune (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring) "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
S: (v) tune, tune up (adjust for (better) functioning) "tune the engine"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
S: (v) zero, zero in (adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)) "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
S: (v) zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)
S: (v) match, fit (make correspond or harmonize) "Match my sweater"
S: (v) plumb (adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical)
S: (v) align, ordinate, coordinate (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation) "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"