setting

Meanings

Verb

  • Present participle of set

Noun

  • The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  • The act of setting.
  • A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  • A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
  • The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
  • Hunting with a setter.
  • Something set in, or inserted.
  • A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
  • The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
  • The direction of a current of wind.

Adjective

  • that disappears below the horizon

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