jet set
A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.
He had pleaded with her to come back to the yacht to discuss things away from the DJ and the cocktails and eavesdropping jet set, but she had turned on her spike heels and disappea
set
UK /sɛt/ US /sɛt/
noun 12verb 6adj 5name 3
Definitions
verb
1
To put (something) down, to rest.
Set the tray there.
He helped his mother set the table for lunch.
2
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
I have set my heart on running the marathon.
The Lord set a mark upon Cain.
3
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
The Lord thy God will set thee on high.
I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother.
4
To start (a fire).
5
To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
to set a coach in the mud
noun
1
A punch for setting nails in wood.
nail set
2
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
television set
3
Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
4
Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
5
Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
adj
1
Fixed in position.
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
2
Rigid, solidified.
3
Ready, prepared.
on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!
4
Intent, determined (to do something).
set on getting to his destination
And she likes you so much, and thinks you so accomplished and distingué-looking, and was just as set as I was to have you for best man.
5
Prearranged.
a set menu
a set book
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