Setting is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SETTING in dictionary:

VERB:
• put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position
• be situated or fixed in a specified place or position
• represent (a story, play, film, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place
• mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewellery)
• mount (a precious stone) in something
• arrange (type) as required
• arrange the type for (a piece of text)
• prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, crockery, etc. on it in their proper places
• provide (music) so that a written work can be produced in a musical form
• move (a bell) so that it rests in an inverted position ready for ringing
• cause (a hen) to sit on eggs
• put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow
• put (a sail) up in position to catch the wind
• put or bring into a specified state
• cause (someone or something) to start doing something
• instruct (someone) to do something
• give someone (a task or test) to do
• establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve
• establish (a record)
• decide on and announce
• fix (a price, value, or limit) on something
• adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time
• adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time
• adjust (a device) so that it performs a particular operation
• cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1.
• harden into a solid or semi-solid state
• arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style
• put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing
• (of a bone) be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken
• (of a hunting dog) adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game.
• (of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course
• start (a fire)
• (of blossom or a tree) form into or produce (fruit)
• (of fruit) develop from blossom
• (of a plant) produce (seed)
• group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.
• (with reference to a person's face) assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression
• (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates
• sit
NOUN:
• the scenery used in a theatre production
• a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together
• a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together
• a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status
• a group of pupils or students of the same average ability in a particular subject who are taught together
• (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit towards a match
• (in jazz or popular music) a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording
• a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance.
• a fixed number of repetitions of a particular bodybuilding exercise
• a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions
• the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned
• a grudge
• the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction
• the inverted position of a bell when it is ready for ringing.
• the inclination of the teeth of a saw in alternate directions.
• a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.
• a radio or television receiver
• a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film.
• the place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed
• an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style
• a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
• a young fruit that has just formed.
• the last coat of plaster on a wall.
• the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.
• the width of a piece of type.
• The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
• The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
• Something set in, or inserted.
• That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
• the context and environment in which something is set
• the state of the environment in which a situation exists
• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
• the physical position of something
• a table service for one person
• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
• the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person's feelings or intentions
• a setter's pointing in the presence of game.
ADJECTIVE:
• fixed or arranged in advance
• (of a view or habit) unlikely to change
• (of a meal or menu in a restaurant) offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes
• (of a book) prescribed for study as part of a particular course or for an examination
• having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic
• ready, prepared, or likely to do something
• firmly opposed to
• determined to do (something)
• (of a person's expression) held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to put in a particular position
• the scenery used in a dramatic production

Words related to SETTING

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Words that contain SETTING

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How to use SETTING in a sentence

• Goodrich came up into the composing room and requested the privilege of setting the first type in the new building.
• Fire control implies the ability to stop firing, change the sight setting and target, and resume a well directed fire.
• An opportunity of setting ourselves right in regard to him may be not far off in the future.
• Ah, what have I to Lucy done To cause me so much stir? From rising to the setting sun I sigh, and think of her.
• Shingabowossin and his band called to take leave previous to their setting out on their fall hunts.
• They both disclaimed setting themselves up against the authority or wishes of the United States.
• So the setting sun is seen of apparently increased size.
• Not every one was called to the high but difficult vocation of setting the world to rights.
• It was in connection with the setting up of these cisterns that I made the trip, as well as out of curiosity to inspect the fine works.
• The gardens of the palace were not unlike the stage setting of a great spectacle.
• It was a different Alan who watched the setting sun dipping into the western sea, with the golden slopes of the mountains reflecting its glory behind him.
• The old shabby room, with its points of bright light, and its shadowy sides and corners, made a Rembrandtesque setting for the moving throng of figures.
• The serial stories are all perfectly pure and are very interesting, besides setting good examples and morals for all who read them.
• These things were reported to Belisarius when he was just about setting sail.
• Those near the eastern horizon are rising, those near the western setting.
• The governor, who had heard of their setting out, concluded they were lost by accident.
• We must consider it in its proper setting of time and circumstance.
• Vistur used the flat side of his war ax, clapping it against the foremost runners, setting his own bulk to impose a barrier.
• Such a beautiful exterior should have a proper setting.
• The rays of the setting sun shone over their heads, and the tones of the music rose higher and higher in measure to their steps.
• The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
• We setting by de fire one night and he held the lamp on one knee and reading out loud.
• The General then joined with Colonel Denby and myself in a cablegram setting forth our views, and so this incident ended.
• If we know anything of the setting or character or even the appearance of her men and women, it is due far more to what they say than to anything that is said about them.
• And the past seemed to vanish with the setting sun of the day just ended.
• He knew that the day was waning fast and that the dark was due in some degree to the setting sun, and not wholly to the smoke and ashes.
• They finished setting the hemlock branches in the earth, placed the stuffed ticking above them, and laid their blankets in position.
• The surface of the ocean was still smooth, though the long swells in which the element was heaving and setting, sufficiently indicated that the raft had floated far from the land.
• He was hastening his steps, for the sun was setting and there still remained a considerable strip of road before he could reach his destination.
• The sun was just setting as the boat bearing Brother Emmanuel to the sloop pushed off from shore.
• The breeze cleared the fog and in the rays of the setting sun we saw the cliffs against which we might have been shivered and the fishing-boats to which our friend belonged.

Similar words containing SETT without suffix ing

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