set

*(all) set

(to do something) prepared or ready to do something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Are you set to cook the steaks? Yes, the fire is ready, and I'm all set to start.

set

1. n. a period of time that a band plays without a break; a thirty-minute jam session. We do two sets and then take a twenty-minute break.

2. n. a party. Your set was a totally major bash!

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all set
all set to go
at a set time
be carved in stone
be set aback
be set in cement
be set in concrete
be set to rights
Come in and sit a spell
crystal set
dead set against
game, set, match
get (all) set
get ears set out
get set
get someone's back up
get the ball rolling
have a set-to
have heart set against
have heart set on
jet-set
jet-setters
lay at rest
lay eyes on
not set foot somewhere
on a pedestal, put
on track
on your mark, get set, go
one's heart is set against
one's heart is set on
put aside
put down in black and white
put down to
put forth
put in motion
put mind at rest
put mind to
put one's mind to
put pen to paper
put the cat among the pigeons
put the seal on
roll a set
roll a set of prints
set
set (one) wise
set (one's) (own) house in order
set (one's) cap at (someone)
set (one's) hand to
set (one's) heart at rest
set (one's) shoulder to the wheel
set (one's/someone's) back up
set (one's/someone's) mind to rest
set (oneself) up for a letdown
set (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
set (someone or something) loose
set (someone) aback
set (someone) by the ears
set (someone's) pulse racing
set (something) at rest
set (something) in cement
set (something) in concrete
Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil
set a high/low bar
set a precedent
set a spell
Set a thief to catch a thief
set a trap
set about
set about doing
set above
set afire
set against
set alarm bells ringing
set an example
set apart
set apart from
set aside
set at
set at odds
set back
set back from
set back on one's heels
set back the clock
set before
set beside
set by
set cap for
set down
set down as
set eyes on
set face against
set fire to
set foot
set foot in
set foot on
set for
set for life
set forth
set forth on
set forward
set free
set great store by
set heart against
set heart on
set her cap
set hopes on
set house in order
set in
set in (one's) ways
set in a place
set in a type face
set in cement
set in concrete
set in motion
set in one's ways, be
set in stone
set in train
set in ways
set into
set mind at ease
set mind on
set no store by (something or someone)
set no store in (something or someone)
set of pipes
set of wheels
set off
set off alarm bells
set off on
set on
set on fire
set one back on heels
set one back on one's feet
set one on feet
set one's cap for
set one's face against
set one's heart on
set one's mind at rest
set one's mind on
set one's seal on
set one's sights on
set one's teeth on edge
set out
set out stall
set out to
set out to do
set over
set price
set pulses racing
set right
set sail
set sail for some place
set sights
set sights on
set someone back
set someone up
set someone up for something
set store by
set store in (something or someone)
set straight
set teeth on edge
set the agenda
set the ball rolling
set the bar (high/low)
set the heather alight
set the heather on fire
set the pace
set the record straight
set the scene
set the scene for
set the stage for
set the table
set the Thames alight
set the Thames on fire
set the tone
set the wheels in motion
set the world alight
set the world on fire
set the/(one's) clock(s) ahead
set the/(one's) clock(s) back
set to
set to do
set to music
set to rights
set to work
set tongues wagging
set type
set up
set up against
set up as
set up for life
set up housekeeping
set up shop
set up shop somewhere
set upon
smart set
strike out on own
the jet set
the rot sets in
think the sun rises and sets on
tongues wag

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Denise	[də'ni:z]
JoŽIca	-	Slovene, Croatian
Pompey	PAHM-pee (English)	History
Louise	[lu:'i:z]
Hipolit	hee-PAW-leet	Polish
Zhen	-	Chinese