Word Meanings - SETTING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting of moist plaster of Paris; the setting of a current. 2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;

Additional info about word: SETTING

1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting of moist plaster of Paris; the setting of a current. 2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter. Boyle. 3. Something set in, or inserted. Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. Ex. xxviii. 17. 4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin. Setting coat , the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings. -- Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2. -- Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water. -- Setting rule. A composing rule.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SETTING)

• Foil
• Set-off
• background
• contrast
• enhancement
• setting
• elucidation

Related words: (words related to SETTING)

• SETTLEMENT
  A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it. 2. That which settles,
• SETT
  See 3
• ENHANCEMENT
  The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.
• BACKGROUND
  The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures. Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into foreground, middle distance, and background. Fairholt. 3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had
• SETTER
  A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by
• CONTRAST
  To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. Lyell.
• SETTEE
  A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once.
• SETTLE
  1. A seat of any kind. "Upon the settle of his majesty" Hampole. 2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back. 3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. And from the bottom upon the ground, even
• SETTLER
  1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc. 2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England. 3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which
• ELUCIDATION
  A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.
• CONTRASTIMULANT
  Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n.
• SETTLING
  That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment. Milton. Settling day, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock market. (more info) 1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self,
• SETTING-UP EXERCISE
  Any one of a series of gymnastic exercises used, as in drilling recruits, for the purpose of giving an erect carriage, supple muscles, and an easy control of the limbs.
• SETTERWORT
  The bear's-foot ; -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.
• SETTLEDNESS
  The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. Bp. Hall.
• SET-OFF
  A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand. Note: Set-off differs from recoupment, as the latter generally grows out of the same matter or contract with the plaintiff's
• SETTING
  1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting of moist plaster of Paris; the setting of a current. 2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;
• UPSETTING
  Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. Jamieson.
• TYPESETTING
  The act or art of setting type.
• ROSETTA WOOD
  An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinetwork. Ure.
• SUNSET; SUNSETTING
  1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. 'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell. 2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. Sunset shell , a West
• FRISETTE; FRIZETTE
  a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women.
• ANISETTE
  A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. De Colange.
• NARRAGANSETTS
  A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
• ROUSSETTE
  A fruit bat, especially the large species inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.
• FALSETTO
  A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.
• CASSETTE
  See SEGGAR
• FOSSETTE
  A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea. (more info) 1. A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
• DISSETTLEMENT
  The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled. Marvell.
• CROSSETTE
  A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow. The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
• COSSETTE
  One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making.