You can make 8 words from set according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of set
set est ste tse ets tes
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Definitions and meaning of set
set
Pronunciation
enPR: sĕt, IPA(key): /sɛt/
Homophone: sett
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishsetten, from Old Englishsettan, from Proto-West Germanic*sattjan, from Proto-Germanic*satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*sodéyeti, causative of *sed-(“to sit”).
Verb
set (third-person singular simple presentsets, present participlesetting, simple pastset, past participlesetor(dialectal)setten)
(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
Synonyms:put, lay, set down
Antonym:pick up
(transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
(transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
(transitive) To start (a fire).
Synonym:light
Antonyms:extinguish, put out, quench
(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
(transitive) To determine or settle.
(transitive) To adjust.
(i.e. I programmed it at that hour to go off at a later time)
(i.e. I programmed it earlier to go off at that hour.)
(transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
(transitive) To introduce or describe.
(transitive)simple past and past participle of set To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
(transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
(transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
(transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
(transitive) To arrange (type).
(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
(transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
(intransitive) To solidify.
(transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
(transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
(obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
(transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
(intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
(intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
(hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
(transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
(transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
(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.
To place or fix in a setting.
To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
To extend and bring into position; to spread.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
(masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
(obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
(obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
(Scotland) To suit; to become.
To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
To set a hen.
Synonyms
(of heavenly bodies, to disappear below the horizon):go down, go west
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Japanese: セット(setto)
→ Hokkien: siat-to͘h
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishset, sette, from Old Englishset(“seat, place of residence, camp, settlement, entrenchment, stable, pen”), from Proto-West Germanic*set(“seat”), from Proto-Germanic*setą(“seat”).
Noun
set (pluralsets)
A punch for setting nails in wood.
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
Alternative form of sett(“a hole made and lived in by a badger”)
Alternative form of sett(“pattern of threads and yarns”)
Alternative form of sett(“piece of quarried stone”)
(horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
(engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
(printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
A young oyster when first attached.
Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
(colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
The pattern of a tartan, etc.
The camber of a curved roofing tile.
The full number of eggs set under a hen.
(obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishsett, from Old Englishġesett, past participle of settan.
Adjective
set (comparativemore set, superlativemost set)
Fixed in position.
Rigid, solidified.
Ready, prepared.
Intent, determined (to do something).
Prearranged.
a set menu ― a meal that is instituted by a restaurateur for a limited occasion
a set book ― a required reading for a course in an educational institution
From Middle Englishset, sete, sette(“that which is set, the act of setting, seat”), from Old Englishset(“setting, seat, a place where people remain, habitation, camp, entrenchment, a place where animals are kept, stall, fold”) and Old Englishseten(“a set, shoot, slip, branch; a nursery, plantation; that which is planted or set; a cultivated place; planting, cultivation; a setting, putting; a stopping; occupied land”), related to Old Englishsettan(“to set”). Compare Middle Low Germangesette(“a set, suite”), Old Englishgesetl(“assembly”). According to Skeat, in senses denoting a group of things or persons, representing an alteration of sept, from Old Frenchsette(“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latinsecta(“retinue”), from Latinsecta(“a faction”). See sect. It is quite possible that the modern word is more of a merger between both, however.
Noun
set (pluralsets)
A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
A rudimentary fruit.
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
(literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
An object made up of several parts.
(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.
(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
A group of people, usually meeting socially.
The scenery for a film or play.
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.
(dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
(music) A drum kit, a drum set.
(UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
(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”).
Synonyms
(close of the day):dusk, eve, evening, sundown, sunset
(group of people, usually meeting socially):club, coterie
(scenery):scenery
(performance of several musical pieces):gig, session
(drum kit):drums, drum kit, drum set
(three of a kind):three of a kind
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
set (third-person singular simple presentsets, present participlesetting, simple past and past participlesetted)
(UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
References
Anagrams
-est, EST, ETS, ETs, Est, Est., STE, StE, Ste, Ste., TEs, TSE, Tse, est, est., tse
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Noun
set (plural [please provide])
The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latinsitis.
Noun
setf
thirst
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latinseptem(“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥. Cognates include Occitansèt.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈsɛt]
Rhymes: -ɛt
Numeral
setm or f
(cardinal number) seven
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
seven
Derived terms
set pecats capitals
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latinsitis, from Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰítis.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central)[ˈsɛt]
IPA(key): (Balearic)[ˈsət]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈset]
Noun
setf (pluralsets)
thirst
hunger (strong desire)
Derived terms
assedegar
sedegar
sedejar
Further reading
“set” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“set”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“set” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“set” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chinese
Etymology
From Englishset.
Pronunciation
Noun
set
(Hong Kong Cantonese) package or collection of items (Classifier: 個/个c)
Verb
set
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to set; to adjust
set鬧鐘/set闹钟[Cantonese] ― set1 naau6 zung1[Jyutping] ― to set the alarm
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to set; to prepare
set場/set场[Cantonese] ― set1 coeng4[Jyutping] ― to prepare and decorate a venue
Derived terms
Classifier
set
(Hong Kong Cantonese)Classifier for packages or collections of items.
See also
恤髮/恤发(seot1 faat3)
References
English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
Crimean Tatar
Noun
set
sofa, couch, settee
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsɛt]
Homophone: sed
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
Derived from Englishset.
Noun
setm inan
(tennis, volleyball)set(part of a match in sports like tennis and volleyball)
Synonym:sada
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
setn
genitive plural of sto
Etymology 3
Participle
set
masculine singular passive participle of sít
Further reading
set in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
set in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Verb
set
past participle of se
Derived terms
sådan set
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Hyphenation: set
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophone: Seth
Noun
setm (pluralsets, diminutivesetjen)
A set(collection of objects belonging together).
A set(installation consisting of multiple appliances).
(tennis) A set(tennis match).
A film set (filming location).
Synonym:filmset
Derived terms
jetset
kledingset
loungeset
pannenset
setpoint
stereoset
Eastern Durango Nahuatl
Noun
set
ice
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset[from 1833].
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Homophones: cet, cette, sept, Sète
Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
(tennis)set
Synonym:manche
Derived terms
balle de set(set point)
Further reading
“set”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
est, Ste., tes
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsɛt]
Hyphenation: sèt
Etymology 1
From Dutchset, from Englishset, alteration of sept, from Old Frenchsette(“a religious sect”), from Medieval Latinsecta(“retinue”), from Latinsecta(“a faction”).
(sports)set, group of games counting as a unit toward a match.
Synonym:babak
set:
Synonyms:perangkat, setel
a matching collection of similar things.
a collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
set, an object made up of several parts.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Englishset, from Middle Englishsetten, from Old Englishsettan, from Proto-Germanic*satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*sodéyeti, causative of *sed-(“to sit”).
Verb
sèt
to set:
Synonym:mengeset
to put in a specified condition or state
to adjust
to prepare
to arrange
Derived terms
Noun
set (first-person possessivesetku, second-person possessivesetmu, third-person possessivesetnya)
(colloquial) trick; act; strategy
Synonyms:muslihat, tindak, strategi
Further reading
“set” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈsɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Hyphenation: sèt
Noun
setm (invariable)
set (group of things in maths, tennis, cinema, etc.)
From Latinsitis, from Proto-Indo-European*dʰgʷʰítis(“perishing, decrease”).
Noun
setf
(Sutsilvan) thirst
Alternative forms
said(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
seit(Sursilvan)
seid(Surmiran)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈset/[ˈset̪]
Rhymes: -et
Syllabification: set
Noun
setm (pluralsets)
(tennis)set
set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)
Further reading
“set”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishset.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛtː/
Homophones: sett, sätt
Noun
setn
a set (matching collection of items)
a set (in for example tennis)
a set (musical performance)
Declension
See also
sett
sätt
tågsätt
References
set in Svensk ordbok (SO)
set in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
set in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
est, tes
Walloon
Etymology
From Latinseptem, from Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛt/
Numeral
set
seven
Welsh
Verb
set (not mutable)
Contraction of baset.
Yola
Noun
set
Alternative form of zet
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 47