Thesaurus: setting

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Set
2. n. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
3. n. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
4. n. Something set in, or inserted.
5. n. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
6. n. the context and environment in which something is set
7. n. the state of the environment in which a situation exists
8. n. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
9. n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
10. n. the physical position of something
11. n. a table service for one person
12. n. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place