English Dictionary

set

/sɛt/

noun

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.

I bought a set of seedlings for my garden.

意味（1）

A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.

意味（2）

A rudimentary fruit.

意味（3）

The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.

And a rose-bush leans upon, / Thou that faintly smilest still, / As a Naiad in a well, / Looking at the set of day, […]

意味（4）

(literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.

Here and there, amongst individuals alive to the particular evils of the age, and watching the very set of the current, there may have been even a more systematic counteraction applied to the mischief.

意味（5）

A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)

a set of tables

意味（6）

A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

a set of tools

意味（7）

An object made up of several parts.

a set of steps

意味（8）

(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.

意味（9）

(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.

意味（10）

A group of people, usually meeting socially.

the country set

意味（11）

The scenery for a film or play.

意味（12）

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.

意味（13）

(dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.

意味（14）

(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.

This is the fourth set of benchpresses.

意味（15）

(tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.

意味（16）

(volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.

意味（17）

(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.

意味（18）

(music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.

You heard “oh, Jeremy Corbyn” everywhere: at the silent disco, during Radiohead’s Friday night headlining set, midway through the Other stage appearance by rapper Stormzy, who gamely joined in.

意味（19）

(music) A drum kit, a drum set.

He plays the set on Saturdays.

意味（20）

(UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.

Looking at pupil attainment, the study found that students with the same Key Stage 3 scores could have their GCSE grade raised or lowered by up to half a grade as a result of being placed in a higher or lower set.

意味（21）

(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”).