Topic: GARDENING
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Sense: 1-2, 5-6, 8-10
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | sette, from Latin secta; SECT |
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | SET1 |
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set2 S1 W1
1 a group of similar things that belong together or are related in some way 
a chess set
group of things
[countable] set of a set of tools We face a new set of problems. The older generation have a different set of values.
a set of toolsWe face a new set of problems.The older generation have a different set of values.a chess set2 a television, or a piece of equipment for receiving radio signals :
television/radio
[countable]TCB3 a place where a film or television programme is filmed
film
[countable]AMF4 the scenery, furniture etc used on a stage in a play or in the place where a film or television show is being made
theatre/film stage
[countable]APT5 one part of a game such as tennis or volleyball : Sampras won the second set 6 - 4.
sport
[countable]DSSampras won the second set 6 - 4.6 a group of people who are similar in some way and spend time together socially : a favourite meeting place of the smart set (=rich and fashionable people) Val got in with a wild set at college. ➔ jet set
people
[singular]a favourite meeting place of the smart set (=rich and fashionable people)Val got in with a wild set at college.7 the expression on your face or the way you hold your body, which tells people how you are feeling
the set of somebody's face/jaw/shoulders etc
the set of somebody's face/jaw/shoulders etc of From the set of her shoulders it was clear that Sue was exhausted. the hard set of his face
From the set of her shoulders it was clear that Sue was exhausted.the hard set of his face8 a performance by a singer, band, or disc jockey : Sasha performed a 3-hour set.
music
[countable]APMSasha performed a 3-hour set.9 a group of numbers, shapes etc in mathematics : The set (x, y) has two members.
maths
[countable] technicalHMNThe set (x, y) has two members.10 a group of children who are taught a particular school subject together because they have the same level of ability in that subject [= stream]
students
[countable] British EnglishSES11 a small onion that you plant in order to grow bigger ones : onion sets
onion
[countable]DLGHBPonion sets