Definitions for setting

• Definition
• Anagrams (135)

setting set·ting

Spelling: [set-ing]

IPA: /ˈsɛt ɪŋ/

Setting is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in setting (eginstt).

Definitions for setting

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that sets.
2. the surroundings or environment of anything:
3. the mounting in which a jewel is set.
4. a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.
5. the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place:
6. Also called stage setting, stage set. the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance.
7. Music. a piece of music composed for certain words. a piece of music composed for a particular medium, or arranged for other than the original medium.
8. the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
9. a collection of articles designed for use together:
10. a collection, each member of which is adapted for a special use in a particular operation:
11. a number, group, or combination of things of similar nature, design, or function:
12. a series of volumes by one author, about one subject, etc.
13. a number, company, or group of persons associated by common interests, occupations, conventions, or status:
14. the fit, as of an article of clothing:
15. fixed direction, bent, or inclination:
16. bearing or carriage:
17. the assumption of a fixed, rigid, or hard state, as by mortar or glue.
18. the arrangement of the hair in a particular style:
19. a plate for holding a tool or die.
20. an apparatus for receiving radio or television programs; receiver.
21. Philately. a group of stamps that form a complete series.
22. Tennis. a unit of a match, consisting of a group of not fewer than six games with a margin of at least two games between the winner and loser:
23. a construction representing a place or scene in which the action takes place in a stage, motion-picture, or television production.
24. Machinery. the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions. a permanent deformation or displacement of an object or part. a tool for giving a certain form to something, as a saw tooth.
25. a chisel having a wide blade for dividing bricks.
26. Horticulture. a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for planting.
27. Dance. the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like. a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like.
28. Music. a group of pieces played by a band, as in a night club, and followed by an intermission. the period during which these pieces are played.
29. Bridge. a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract:
30. Nautical. the direction of a wind, current, etc. the form or arrangement of the sails, spars, etc., of a vessel. suit (def 12).
31. Psychology. a temporary state of an organism characterized by a readiness to respond to certain stimuli in a specific way.
32. Mining. a timber frame bracing or supporting the walls or roof of a shaft or stope.
33. Carpentry. nail set.
34. Mathematics. a collection of objects or elements classed together.
35. Printing. the width of a body of type.
36. sett (def 3).

Idioms

1. all set, Informal. in readiness; prepared:
2. set forward, to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show a later time:
3. set one's face against. face (def 56).
4. set store by. store (def 16).

adjective

1. fixed or prescribed beforehand:
2. specified; fixed:
3. deliberately composed; customary:
4. fixed; rigid:
5. resolved or determined; habitually or stubbornly fixed:
6. completely prepared; ready:

Verb phrases

1. set about, to begin on; start. to undertake; attempt. to assault; attack.
2. set against, to cause to be hostile or antagonistic. to compare or contrast:
3. set ahead, to set to a later setting or time:
4. set apart, to reserve for a particular purpose. to cause to be noticed; distinguish:
5. set aside, to put to one side; reserve: to dismiss from the mind; reject. to prevail over; discard; annul:
6. set back, to hinder; impede. to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show an earlier time: to reduce to a lower setting:
7. set by, to save or keep for future use.
8. set down, to write or to copy or record in writing or printing. to consider; estimate: to attribute; ascribe: to put in a position of rest on a level surface. to humble or humiliate. to land an airplane: (in horse racing) to suspend (a jockey) from competition because of some offense or infraction of the rules.
9. set forth, to give an account of; state; describe: to begin a journey; start:
10. set in, to begin to prevail; arrive: (of winds or currents) to blow or flow toward the shore.
11. set off, to cause to become ignited or to explode. to begin; start. to intensify or improve by contrast. to begin a journey or trip; depart.
12. set on, Also, set upon. to attack or cause to attack: to instigate; incite:
13. set out, to begin a journey or course: to undertake; attempt: to design; plan: to define; describe: to plant: to lay out (the plan of a building) in actual size at the site. to lay out (a building member or the like) in actual size.
14. set to, to make a vigorous effort; apply oneself to work; begin. to begin to fight; contend.
15. set up, to put upright; raise. to put into a high or powerful position. to construct; assemble; erect. to be assembled or made ready for use: to inaugurate; establish. to enable to begin in business; provide with means. Informal. to make a gift of; treat, as to drinks. Informal. to stimulate; elate. to propound; plan; advance. to bring about; cause. to become firm or hard, as a glue or cement: to lead or lure into a dangerous, detrimental, or embarrassing situation, as by deceitful prearrangement or connivance. to entrap or frame, as an innocent person in a crime or a criminal suspect in a culpable circumstance in order to achieve an arrest. to arrange the murder or execution of: Bridge. to establish (a suit):

interjection

1. (in calling the start of a race): Also, get set!

verb (used with object)

1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place:
2. to place in a particular position or posture:
3. to place in some relation to something or someone:
4. to put into some condition:
5. to put or apply:
6. to put in the proper position:
7. to put in the proper or desired order or condition for use:
8. to distribute or arrange china, silver, etc., for use on (a table):
9. to place (the hair, especially when wet) on rollers, in clips, or the like, so that the hair will assume a particular style.
10. to put (a price or value) upon something:
11. to fix the value of at a certain amount or rate; value:
12. to post, station, or appoint for the purpose of performing some duty:
13. to determine or fix definitely:
14. to resolve or decide upon:
15. to cause to pass into a given state or condition:
16. to direct or settle resolutely or wishfully:
17. to present as a model; place before others as a standard:
18. to establish for others to follow:
19. to prescribe or assign, as a task.
20. to adjust (a mechanism) so as to control its performance.
21. to adjust the hands of (a clock or watch) according to a certain standard:
22. to adjust (a timer, alarm of a clock, etc.) so as to sound when desired:
23. to fix or mount (a gem or the like) in a frame or setting.
24. to ornament or stud with gems or the like:
25. to cause to sit; seat:
26. to put (a hen) on eggs to hatch them.
27. to place (eggs) under a hen or in an incubator for hatching.
28. to place or plant firmly:
29. to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the face, muscles, etc.
30. to fix at a given point or calibration:
31. to tighten (often followed by up):
32. to cause to take a particular direction:
33. Surgery. to put (a broken or dislocated bone) back in position.
34. (of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of (game) by standing stiffly and pointing with the muzzle.
35. Music. to fit, as words to music. to arrange for musical performance. to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments.
36. Theater. to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc., on (a stage) for an act or scene. to prepare (a scene) for dramatic performance.
37. Nautical. to spread and secure (a sail) so as to catch the wind.
38. Printing. to arrange (type) in the order required for printing. to put together types corresponding to (copy); compose in type:
39. Baking. to put aside (a substance to which yeast has been added) in order that it may rise.
40. to change into curd:
41. to cause (glue, mortar, or the like) to become fixed or hard.
42. to urge, goad, or encourage to attack:
43. Bridge. to cause (the opposing partnership or their contract) to fall short:
44. to affix or apply, as by stamping:
45. to fix or engage (a fishhook) firmly into the jaws of a fish by pulling hard on the line once the fish has taken the bait.
46. to sharpen or put a keen edge on (a blade, knife, razor, etc.) by honing or grinding.
47. to fix the length, width, and shape of (yarn, fabric, etc.).
48. Carpentry. to sink (a nail head) with a nail set.
49. to bend or form to the proper shape, as a saw tooth or a spring.
50. to bend the teeth of (a saw) outward from the blade alternately on both sides in order to make a cut wider than the blade itself.

verb (used without object)

1. to pass below the horizon; sink:
2. to decline; wane.
3. to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance or the muscles.
4. (of the hair) to be placed temporarily on rollers, in clips, or the like, in order to assume a particular style:
5. to become firm, solid, or permanent, as mortar, glue, cement, or a dye, due to drying or physical or chemical change.
6. to sit on eggs to hatch them, as a hen.
7. to hang or fit, as clothes.
8. to begin to move; start (usually followed by forth, out, off, etc.).
9. (of a flower's ovary) to develop into a fruit.
10. (of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game.
11. to have a certain direction or course, as a wind, current, or the like.
12. Nautical. (of a sail) to be spread so as to catch the wind.
13. Printing. (of type) to occupy a certain width:
14. Nonstandard. sit:

Origin of setting

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at set, -ing¹

Examples for setting

What is known as church-affiliation, the music of the setting, I am not concerned with.

By setting no goals, the player must find their own purpose.

And I was chidden for setting you against complying with your father's will.

Going to Thanksgiving is like going to war; setting foot in a big-box store is like walking into World War Z.

We see the same idea also in the rising and setting sun and moon.

Rape and sexual assault, whatever the setting, goes largely unreported.

All else is but the setting, and the eye sweeps with indifference the line of unpeopled rocks.

To my mind the two have no more than the relation of the words of a song and the music of its setting.

When it comes to setting up a reward, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service considers “$50,000 commonplace.”

Derika Moses hefted a case of 2-liter soda bottles while setting up a grocery store display in 2007.