set+firmly
11set — index adjust (resolve), assemblage, assess (appraise), assign (designate), cement, chain ( …
12set´tled|ness — set|tled «SEHT uhld», adjective. 1. fixed in place or position; having a fixed home: »Becoming a settled…instead of a nomadic people... (Arthur P. Stanley). 2. populated: »a densely settled region. 3. fixed or established: »... the settled course …
13set|tled — «SEHT uhld», adjective. 1. fixed in place or position; having a fixed home: »Becoming a settled…instead of a nomadic people... (Arthur P. Stanley). 2. populated: »a densely settled region. 3. fixed or established: »... the settled course of… …
14set up — index build (construct), capitalize (provide capital), constitute (establish), create, devise ( …
15set — n. system; group of items, collection; posture, carriage; series, sequence; receiver, electronic device for receiving radio or television broadcasts; filming location; setting for a drama film or television program; direction; process of… …
16set against — firmly opposed to. → set …
17set in concrete — firmly established and very difficult to change. The basics of the financial plan are set in concrete. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form written in concrete: Nothing is written in concrete – we can still make changes …
18set in stone — firmly established and very difficult to change. The schedule isn t set in stone, but we d like to stick to it pretty closely. Usage notes: sometimes with other verbs, such as write, carve, or etch: Our business plan isn t carved in stone we can… …
19set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …
20set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position. ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… …
