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verb
- to reinvigorate.
- To revive: to restore (someone in cardiac arrest) back to cardiac function.
- to put new animation (pictures) into.
- To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
- (ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.
- give new life or energy to
adj
adj
- Restorative; serving to replenish.
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with oiliness and characterized by fullness or excess, such as with inflammation, swelling; mucus production, puss, etc.
- (Christianity) Ubiquitious; everywhere; unbounded by physical constraints.
- (medicine) Causing blood to flow to (a body part)
- (linguistics) Implying or anticipating the subject which comes after the verb, as in "There is a house over there."
- (urban studies) Pertaining to a phase of infilling.
- Tending to make replete; filling.
verb
- restore strength
- (transitive) To revitalize.
- amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate
- reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- be formed or shaped anew
- undergo regeneration
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- form or produce anew
- replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue
- (intransitive) To become reconstructed.
- (transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
- (intransitive) To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
- (transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
- (intransitive) Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.
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verb
noun
verb
- be restored
- answer back
- go back to something earlier
- even the score, in sports
- (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
- (intransitive) To retort.
- (intransitive) To return to a place.
- (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
- (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
verb
- be restored
- go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
- make a return
- give back
- elect again
- answer back
- go back to a previous state
- be inherited by
- return to a previous position; in mathematics
- return in kind
- pay back
- submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
- go back to something earlier
- bring back to the point of departure
- give or supply
- pass down
- To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
- (cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- (transitive) To say in reply; to respond.
- (intransitive, computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
- (transitive, computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- (transitive) To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
- (fencing) To give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.
- (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- (transitive) To report, or bring back and make known.
- (transitive) To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call).
- (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
- (card games) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- (tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- (intransitive) To recur; to come again.
- (transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
noun
- (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
- the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
- the act of going back to a prior location
- a reciprocal group action
- a coming to or returning home
- document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- getting something back again
- a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
- the act of someone appearing again
- happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- (American football) The act of catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
- An answer.
- An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
- (computing) The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
- (computing) A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
- The act of returning.
- (computing) A carriage return character.
- Gain or loss from an investment.
- (taxation, finance) A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts; a tax return.
- A return pipe, returning fluid to a boiler or other central plant (compare with flow pipe, which carries liquid away from a central plant).
- (architecture) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding; applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer.
- A return ticket.
- A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
- (cricket) A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
- (business) An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
- (mining) A roadway along which foul air travels from the face on its way out of the mine.
adj
- with restored energy
- (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
- not yet used or soiled
- not containing or composed of salt water
- imparting vitality and energy
- not canned or otherwise preserved
- free from impurities
- not soured or preserved
- improperly forward or bold
- original and of a kind not seen before
- having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
- recently made, produced, or harvested
- (botany) Of plant material, still green and not dried.
- Of food, not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
- (slang) Good, fashionable.
- Of water, without salt; not saline.
- Newly produced or obtained; recent.
- Rested; not tired or fatigued.
- Youthful; florid.
- (idiomatic) Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
- (idiomatic) Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
- In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
- Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To restore to health.
- (intransitive) To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
- (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).
- (transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
- (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.
- (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
- (intransitive) To solidify or gel.
- To preserve (food), typically by salting.
- be or become preserved
- make (substances) hard and improve their usability
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
- prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
noun
- A process of preservation, as by smoking.
- Cured fish.
- (figurative) A solution to a problem.
- An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
- Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
- A process of solidification or gelling.
- (engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.
- A method, device or medication that restores good health.
- That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate.
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
adj
noun
noun
- The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
- the state of being restored to its former good condition
- The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
- (countable) The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
- The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
- (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
- the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- getting something back again
- some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
- a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
noun
- The result of being refreshed.
- (usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- snacks and drinks served as a light meal
- activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
adj
noun
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- getting something back again
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- (law) A process of compensation for losses.
- (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
verb
- (transitive) To recover; to regain.
- (sociology) To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- regain or make up for
- restore to good health or strength
verb
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
adj
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
noun
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
noun
- The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
- The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
- A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
- The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
- (linguistics) A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
- an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
- recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
- the activity of constructing something again
noun
noun
- The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
- the state of being restored to its former good condition
- The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
- (countable) The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
- The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
- (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
- the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
- getting something back again
- some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed
- a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
noun
- The result of being refreshed.
- (usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- snacks and drinks served as a light meal
- activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
noun
- the act of restoring something to its original state
- a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- getting something back again
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- (law) A process of compensation for losses.
- (medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
noun
- The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
- The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.
- A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
- The recreation or retelling of the (purported) events leading up to a certain outcome.
- (linguistics) A result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word.
- an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
- recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
- the activity of constructing something again
noun
verb
- to reinvigorate.
- To revive: to restore (someone in cardiac arrest) back to cardiac function.
- to put new animation (pictures) into.
- To infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into.
- (ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.
- give new life or energy to
adj
verb
- restore strength
- (transitive) To revitalize.
- amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate
- reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- be formed or shaped anew
- undergo regeneration
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- form or produce anew
- replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue
- (intransitive) To become reconstructed.
- (transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
- (intransitive) To undergo a spiritual rebirth.
- (transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.
- (intransitive) Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.
adj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- be restored
- answer back
- go back to something earlier
- even the score, in sports
- (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
- (intransitive) To retort.
- (intransitive) To return to a place.
- (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
- (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
verb
- be restored
- go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
- make a return
- give back
- elect again
- answer back
- go back to a previous state
- be inherited by
- return to a previous position; in mathematics
- return in kind
- pay back
- submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
- go back to something earlier
- bring back to the point of departure
- give or supply
- pass down
- To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
- (cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- (transitive) To say in reply; to respond.
- (intransitive, computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
- (transitive, computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- (transitive) To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
- (fencing) To give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.
- (transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- (transitive) To report, or bring back and make known.
- (transitive) To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call).
- (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
- (card games) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- (tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- (intransitive) To recur; to come again.
- (transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
noun
- (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
- the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
- the act of going back to a prior location
- a reciprocal group action
- a coming to or returning home
- document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- getting something back again
- a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
- the act of someone appearing again
- happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- (American football) The act of catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
- An answer.
- An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
- (computing) The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
- (computing) A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
- The act of returning.
- (computing) A carriage return character.
- Gain or loss from an investment.
- (taxation, finance) A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts; a tax return.
- A return pipe, returning fluid to a boiler or other central plant (compare with flow pipe, which carries liquid away from a central plant).
- (architecture) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding; applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer.
- A return ticket.
- A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
- (cricket) A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
- (business) An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
- (mining) A roadway along which foul air travels from the face on its way out of the mine.
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To restore to health.
- (intransitive) To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
- (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).
- (transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
- (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.
- (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
- (intransitive) To solidify or gel.
- To preserve (food), typically by salting.
- be or become preserved
- make (substances) hard and improve their usability
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
- prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
noun
- A process of preservation, as by smoking.
- Cured fish.
- (figurative) A solution to a problem.
- An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
- Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
- A process of solidification or gelling.
- (engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.
- A method, device or medication that restores good health.
- That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate.
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
verb
- (transitive) To recover; to regain.
- (sociology) To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- regain or make up for
- restore to good health or strength
verb
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
adj
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
noun
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
adj
- Restorative; serving to replenish.
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with oiliness and characterized by fullness or excess, such as with inflammation, swelling; mucus production, puss, etc.
- (Christianity) Ubiquitious; everywhere; unbounded by physical constraints.
- (medicine) Causing blood to flow to (a body part)
- (linguistics) Implying or anticipating the subject which comes after the verb, as in "There is a house over there."
- (urban studies) Pertaining to a phase of infilling.
- Tending to make replete; filling.
adj
- with restored energy
- (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
- not yet used or soiled
- not containing or composed of salt water
- imparting vitality and energy
- not canned or otherwise preserved
- free from impurities
- not soured or preserved
- improperly forward or bold
- original and of a kind not seen before
- having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
- recently made, produced, or harvested
- (botany) Of plant material, still green and not dried.
- Of food, not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
- (slang) Good, fashionable.
- Of water, without salt; not saline.
- Newly produced or obtained; recent.
- Rested; not tired or fatigued.
- Youthful; florid.
- (idiomatic) Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
- (idiomatic) Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
- In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
- Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.