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21Upon the whole matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
22set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …
23set — [c]/sɛt / (say set) verb (set, setting) –verb (t) 1. to put in a particular place or position: to set a vase on a table. 2. to put into some condition or relation: to set a house on fire. 3. to apply: to set fire to a house. 4. to cause to begin …
24Set-off (law) — In law, a set off is a statutory defence to the whole or to a portion of a plaintiff s claim. It had no existence under the English common law, being created by 2 Geo. II c. 22 for the relief of insolvent debtors, although set off was recognised… …
25set on — Synonyms and related words: abet, aching for, aggravate, agitate, alienate, ambush, arouse, assail, assault, attack, bed on, bent on, blitz, blow the coals, bottom on, build on, bushwhack, come at, come between, come down on, crack down on, crazy …
26Set-builder notation — In set theory and its applications to logic, mathematics, and computer science, set builder notation (sometimes simply set notation ) is a mathematical notation for describing a set by stating the properties that its members must satisfy. Forming …
27set — I [[t]se̱t[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ sets 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... I might need a spare set of… …
28SET 3 — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=SET 3 and SET 4 caption= type=Trainer aircraft manufacturer=SET designer=Grigore Zamfirescu first flight=1928 introduced= retired= status= primary user= more users= produced= number built= variants with their own… …
29set, sit — Predominantly a transitive verb, set means to put, to place : Set the box on the floor, please. Sit is predominantly an intransitive verb with a basic meaning of to place oneself : When I sit down, you come and sit beside me. Set used for sit,… …
30upon — [[t]əpɒ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, upon is used in phrasal verbs such as come upon and look upon , and after some other verbs such as decide and depend .) 1) PREP If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [FORMAL] He set the …
