setting
Definitions
Noun
- The context and environment in which something is set
- The state of the environment in which a situation exists
- Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- The physical position of something
- A table service for one person
- A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Verb
- Put into a certain place or abstract location
- Fix conclusively or authoritatively
- Decide upon or fix definitely
- Establish as the highest level or best performance
- Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- Fix in a border
- Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- Locate
- Disappear beyond the horizon
- Adapt for performance in a different way
- Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- Apply or start
- Become gelatinous
- Set in type
- Put into a position that will restore a normal state
- Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- Urge to attack someone
- Estimate
- Equip with sails or masts
- Get ready for a particular purpose or event
- Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- Bear fruit
- Arrange attractively
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "setting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | setting | 2 | 60 |
| 2 | settings | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | besetting | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | offsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | typesetting | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | thermosetting | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "setting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sitting | 2 | 96 |
| 2 | singing | 2 | 47 |
| 3 | seeking | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | serving | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | ceiling | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | selling | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | searching | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | saving | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | sailing | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | assuming | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | staying | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | stirring | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | seeming | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | assessing | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | assigning | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | soaking | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | sipping | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | signing | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | skiing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | slowing | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | seating | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | siding | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | soaring | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | asserting | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | sagging | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | sealing | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | snowing | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | soothing | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | citing | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | sighting | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | swaying | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | ceasing | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | searing | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | seeping | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | spying | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | surging | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | assailing | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | sacking | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | sapping | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | seizing | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | sinning | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | sobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | sopping | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | spurring | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | subbing | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | summing | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | sunning | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | ceding | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | ostling | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | safing | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | saling | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | seeding | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | seeling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | seething | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | serling | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | sieling | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | sieving | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | siting | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | sizing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | slurring | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | socking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | souring | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | stewing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | suiting | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | surfing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | syring | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "setting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | getting | 2 | 164 |
| 2 | sitting | 2 | 96 |
| 3 | letting | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | stating | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | settling | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | settings | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | seating | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | betting | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | sting | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | wetting | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | besetting | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | netting | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | jetting | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | unsettling | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | vetting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | sexting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | oetting | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | fetting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "setting" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "setting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "setting" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "setting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sitting | 2 | 96 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 32
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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