set

noun

1. 1

   evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

   he did four sets of the incline bench press

2. 2

   several exercises intended to be done in series

   he did four sets of the incline bench press

3. 3

   the act of putting something in position

   he gave a final set to his hat

4. 4

   any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

   the early sets ran on storage batteries

5. 5

   representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

   the sets were meticulously authentic

6. 6

   (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

   the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution

   his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set

7. 7

   a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

   the set of his mind was obvious

8. 8

   the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

   before the set of sun

9. 9

   a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

   a set of books

   a set of golf clubs

10. 10

    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

    the set of prime numbers is infinite

11. 11

    an unofficial association of people or groups

    they were an angry lot

    the smart set goes there

12. 12

    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

    the hardening of concrete

    he tested the set of the glue