Place
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A location or position. An open space, courtyard, market square. A group of houses. A region of a land. Somewhere for a person to sit. A frame of mind. A house or home. A role or purpose; a station. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position as a member of a sports team.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put (an object or person) in a specific location. To earn a given spot in a competition. To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race. To sing (a note) with the correct pitch. To arrange for or to make (a bet). To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
Example sentence: We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
Set
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put (something) down, to rest.To put (something) down, to rest.To determine or settle.To adjust.To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.To arrange with dishes and cutlery.To introduce or describe.To locate, to backdrop (a play, etc).To compile, to make (a crossword).To prepare (a stage or film set).To fit (someone) up in a situation.To arrange (type).To devise and assign (work) to.to sit.To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.To solidify.Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as it rotates.To defeat a contract.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A matching collection of similar things.A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.An object made up several partsA collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.Set theory.A group of people, usually meeting socially.A punch for setting nails in wood.The scenery for a film or play.The initial or basic formation of dancers.A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.A complete series of games, forming part of a match.The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.A device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television.Three of a kind in poker. In community card games, the term is usually reserved for a situation in which a pair in a player's hand is matched by a single card on the board. Compare with trips.A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.A sett; a hole made and lived in by a badger.A drum kit, a drum set.A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Ready, prepared.Intent, determined (to do something).Prearranged.Fixed in one's opinion.Fixed in a certain style.
Example sentence: It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.