Definition of Setting

Noun: setting  se-ting

  1. The context and environment in which something is set
    "the perfect setting for a ghost story";
    - scene, backdrop
     
  2. The state of the environment in which a situation exists
    "you can't do that in a university setting";
    - background, scope
     
  3. Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
    - mise en scène, stage setting
     
  4. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
    "the historical setting";
    - context, circumstance
     
  5. The physical position of something
    "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
     
  6. A table service for one person
    "a place setting of sterling flatware";
    - place setting
     
  7. A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewellery) that holds a gem in place
    "the diamond was in a plain gold setting";
    - mount
Verb: set (set,setting)  set
  1. Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location
    "Set the tray down";
    - put, place, pose, position, lay
     
  2. Fix conclusively or authoritatively
    "set the rules";
    - determine
     
  3. Decide upon definitely; give a value
    "set the parameters";
    - specify, determine, define, fix, limit
     
  4. Establish as the highest level or best performance
    "set a record";
    - mark
     
  5. Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
    "set the house afire"
     
  6. Fix in a border
    "The goldsmith set the diamond"
     
  7. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    "I was setting up to leave town after I paid the hotel bill";
    - fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up
     
  8. Place in a certain position or cause to operate correctly
    "set clocks or instruments"
     
  9. Locate
    "The film is set in Africa";
    - localize, localise [Brit], place
     
  10. (astronomy) disappear beyond the horizon
    "the sun sets early these days";
    - go down, go under
     
  11. (music) adapt for performance in a different way
    "set this poem to music";
    - arrange
     
  12. Put (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
    "Let's set flowers in the garden";
    - plant
     
  13. Apply or start
    "set fire to a building"
     
  14. Become gelatinous
    "the liquid set after we added the enzyme";
    - jell, congeal
     
  15. Set in type
    "set these words in italics";
    - typeset
     
  16. Put into a position that will restore a normal state
    "set a broken bone"
     
  17. Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
    - countersink
     
  18. Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
     
  19. Urge to attack someone
    - sic
     
  20. Estimate
    "We set the time of arrival at 8 P.M.";
    - place, put
     
  21. Equip with sails or masts
    - rig, set up
     
  22. Get ready for a particular purpose or event
    "set up an experiment"; "set the table";
    - set up, lay out
     
  23. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    "set the clock, please";
    - adjust, correct
     
  24. Bear fruit
    "the apple trees set";
    - fructify
     
  25. Style or arrange hair attractively
    "set my hair for the wedding";
    - dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

See also:
setterwort
settings

Anagrams containing the word setting

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