Noun Definition
set
1.Definition: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
"The set of prime numbers is infinite"
Category: General2.Definition: (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"
Related Noun(s):readiness
Category: General3.Definition: 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"
Category: General4.Definition: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
"The set of his mind was obvious"
Related Noun(s):bent
Category: General5.Definition: a unit of play in tennis or squash
"They played two sets of tennis after dinner"
Category: General6.Definition: an unofficial association of people or groups
"The smart set goes there", "They were an angry lot"
Category: General7.Definition: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
"The early sets ran on storage batteries"
Category: Objects8.Definition: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Related Noun(s):seth
Category: People9.Definition: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
"The sets were meticulously authentic"
Category: Objects10.Definition: several exercises intended to be done in series
"He did four sets of the incline bench press"
Category: General11.Definition: the act of putting something in position
"He gave a final set to his hat"
Category: General12.Definition: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
"Before the set of sun"
Category: General13.Definition: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
"The hardening of concrete", "He tested the set of the glue"
Related Noun(s):solidification
Category: General