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<A NAME="seta">
<B>seta, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) a slender, stiff, bristlelike organ or part of an animal or plant. Earthworms have four pairs of setae on each segment. </DL>
<B>setal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with setae. </DL>
<A NAME="setaside">
<B>set-aside, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD><B> 1. </B>raw materials, food, or other supplies reserved by federal order, especially for the use of the armed forces. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything put in reserve. </DL>
<A NAME="setback">
<B>setback, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a check to progress; reverse. <BR> <I>Ex. a temporary setback in one's fortunes, an unexpected setback in a patient's recovery.</I> (SYN) relapse, retardation. <DD><B> 2. </B>a steplike setting back of the outside wall of a tall building to give better light and air in the street. <DD><B> 3. </B>a lessening in thickness of a wall. <DD><B> 4. </B>a flat, plain projection of a wall. </DL>
<A NAME="setchisel">
<B>set chisel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a chisel used to cut off the heads of rivets and bolts. </DL>
<A NAME="setdown">
<B>setdown, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a humiliating rebuke or rebuff. <BR> <I>Ex. I wish you had been there ... to have given him one of your setdowns (Jane Austen).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="seth">
<B>Seth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the third son of Adam (in the Bible, Genesis 4:25). <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Set.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="seti">
<B>SETI,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> search for extraterrestrial intelligence. <BR> <I>Ex. SETI ... usually reserved for attempts to detect alien high-technology activities such as radio beacons, lasers, and thermonuclear warfare (J.E. Oberg).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setiferous">
<B>setiferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having setae. </DL>
<A NAME="setiform">
<B>setiform, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shaped like setae. <BR> <I>Ex. The antennae of a dragonfly are setiform.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setigerous">
<B>setigerous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) setaceous. <BR> <I>Ex. the setigerous growth on the skin of pigs.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setin">
<B>set-in, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>sewn into a garment as a separate piece. <BR> <I>Ex. set-in sleeves, a set-in belt.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>made to be placed within a larger unit. <BR> <I>Ex. The ... plant manufactures gas and electric set-in ranges and built-in ovens (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<B>setline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a long fish line having short lines and baited hooks attached, laid on the bottom, its ends anchored. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=trotline.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="setoff">
<B>setoff, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a thing used to set off or adorn; ornament; decoration. (SYN) trimming. <DD><B> 2. </B>something that counterbalances or makes up for something else; compensation; offset. <DD><B> 3a. </B>the settlement of a debt by means of a claim in the debtor's favor. <DD><B> b. </B>a claim so used. <DD><B> 4. </B>the act of setting off on a trip; start; departure. <DD><B> 5. </B>a setback on a building. </DL>
<B>setout, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a start; outset. <BR> <I>Ex. The parties were pretty equal at the setout (Byron).</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a display, as of a set of china. <DD><B> b. </B>a spread of food; buffet. <DD><B> 3. </B>an entertainment for a group of people; party. <BR> <I>Ex. This was a very different setout, a children-and-parents party with a puppet show (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a person's costume or get-up. <DD><B> 5. </B>a turnout, such as a carriage with its horses and harness. <DD><B> 6. </B>outfit; equipment. </DL>
<A NAME="setpiece">
<B>set piece,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a usually formal or stylized scene in a painting, story, play, motion picture, or other work, often written or painted to tell a story of its own. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=set scene.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="setpoint">
<B>set point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the established point that determines a set of variables or frame of reference for the quantity being controlled. <BR> <I>Ex. The control engineer ... would expect the body's temperature control system to have a "set point," but this cannot easily be established physiologically (New Scientist).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the concluding point that is needed to win a set in tennis. </DL>
<A NAME="setscene">
<B>set scene,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Theater.) a stage set not painted on a flat or drop. </DL>
<A NAME="setscrew">
<B>setscrew, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a machine screw used to fasten gears, pulleys, etc., to a shaft. <BR> <I>Ex. Three setscrews permit accurate adjustment in level (Herman J. Shea).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setshot">
<B>set shot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Basketball.) a long shot at the basket, usually from beyond the foul line or from a corner with the player standing still. </DL>
<A NAME="setsquare">
<B>set square,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a flat triangular instrument, with one right angle and the other angles of either 60 degrees and 30 degrees or both of 45 degrees, used in mechanical or architectural drawing. </DL>
<A NAME="setswana">
<B>Setswana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the Bantu language of the Batswana; Tswana. </DL>
<A NAME="sett">
<B>sett, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a small, square stone used for paving. <BR> <I>Ex. Setts were designed to give a smooth surface for motor traffic (Scotsman).</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>each of the squares in the pattern of a tartan. <DD><B> b. </B>the pattern itself. <DD><B> 3. </B>the adjustment of the reeds of a loom for making a particular pattern in the fabric. <DD><B> 4. </B>the figures that make up a country-dance or square dance. <BR> <I>Ex. These "fancy figures" ... became popular as the last dance in a "sett" (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>the earth or burrow of a badger. <BR> <I>Ex. Badgers emerge from their setts in the evening (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="settable">
<B>settable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be set. </DL>
<A NAME="settecento">
<B>settecento, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the 1700's (used especially in connection with a period of Italian art and literature). </DL>
<A NAME="settee">
<B>settee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sofa or long bench with a back and, usually, arms. <BR> <I>Ex. Over against one wall was ... not a davenport, not a settee, but simply a battered old leather couch (Robert Traver).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setter">
<B>setter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that sets. <BR> <I>Ex. a setter of type, a setter of jewels.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a long-haired hunting dog, often trained to stand motionless and point its nose toward the game that it scents. <BR> <I>Ex. There are three recognized breeds in the setter family: English, Gordon, and Irish (Maxwell Riddle).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="settheory">
<B>set theory,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of mathematics that deals with sets, their properties, and their relationships. <BR> <I>Ex. Set theory is widely used in teaching to demonstrate how things can be grouped and how groups are related to one another (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="setting">
<B>setting, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a frame or other thing in which something is set. The mounting of a jewel is its setting. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the scenery of a play, including the lighting and other things that contribute to the play. <DD><B> b. </B>a single scene or set. <DD><B> 3. </B>the place and time of a play or story. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) surroundings; background. <BR> <I>Ex. a fashionable setting, a scenic mountain setting.</I> <DD><B> 5a. </B>music composed to go with certain words. <DD><B> b. </B>music composed or arranged for particular instruments. <BR> <I>Ex. a symphonic setting.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>the eggs that a hen sets on for hatching. <BR> <I>Ex. He had been given the hen while she was broody and had bought a setting of New Hampshire eggs to put under her (George Johnston).</I> (SYN) clutch. <DD><B> 7. </B>the act of a person or thing that sets. <DD><B> 8. </B>dishes or cutlery required to set one place at a table. <BR> <I>Ex. He bought his wife six settings of fine china.</I> <DD><I>verb </I> the present participle of <B>set.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. She was setting the table.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="settinghammer">
<B>setting hammer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tinsmith's hammer, having a square head and a chisel-shaped peen. <DD><B> 2. </B>a specially shaped light hammer to swage the teeth of saws in setting them. </DL>
<A NAME="settingpoint">
<B>setting point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the place or point at which an adjustment or setting can be made in a mechanism. </DL>
<A NAME="settingscrew">
<B>setting screw,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a screw by which cams or timing devices may be adjusted to work as desired. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=setscrew.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="settingupexercises">
<B>setting-up exercises,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> exercises that require no equipment, such as pushups and sit-ups; calisthenics. </DL>
