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setting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scene |
| Type of | environs, surroundings, surround, environment |
| Has types | scenario |
the perfect setting for a ghost story.
setting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mise en scene, stage setting |
| Type of | stage |
setting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | background, scope |
| Type of | environment |
| Has types | canvass, show window, showcase, canvas |
you can't do that in a university setting.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | place setting |
| Type of | table service, service |
| Derivation | set |
a place setting of sterling flatware.
setting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | circumstance, context |
| Type of | environment |
| Has types | conditions |
Examples of setting
setting
Lawmakers have made plain they don't intend to give up their rate-setting power.
From the newsday.com
For many of those years, Sam McClain worked at the site, setting off the blasts.
From the kentucky.com
He showed none of the angry, aggressive boundary setting born of low confidence.
From the cnn.com
He wants to race distances that are challenging without setting a specific goal.
From the freep.com
The first step in setting up a GRAT is to select an asset to put into the trust.
From the businessweek.com
Three other athletes placed in the top 20 with two setting new personal records.
From the thenewstribune.com
They camp on a hilly bluff, the sun setting over the Anatolian hinterland below.
From the time.com
Freelancers are becoming entrepreneurs, setting up surrogate writing businesses.
From the forbes.com
Ashley Williams is setting an example in a way, but she's having to do too much.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- The context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
- The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
- Mise en scene: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- Context: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
- The physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
- Place setting: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
- Setting in education may refer to: * Ability grouping, small groups formed within a single classroom. * Tracking (education), also called streaming, separating pupils by academic ability into groups for all subjects within a school. ...
- In fiction, setting includes the time, location, and everything in which a story takes place, and initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. Setting has been referred to as story world or milieu to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. ...
- (A set) In poker, players construct hands of five cards according to predetermined rules, which vary according to which variant of poker is being played. ...
