Settingverb
present participle of set
Scenerynoun
View, natural features, landscape.
Settingnoun
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
Scenerynoun
Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.
Settingnoun
The act of setting.
âthe setting of the sunâ; âthe setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Parisâ;
Scenerynoun
Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence.
Settingnoun
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
Scenerynoun
Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as woods, hills, etc.
âNever need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery.â;
Settingnoun
A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
âthe volume setting on a televisionâ;
Scenerynoun
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale;
âthey worked all night painting the sceneryâ;
Settingnoun
The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
Scenerynoun
the appearance of a place
Settingnoun
Hunting with a setter.
Scenerynoun
the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque
âspectacular views of mountain sceneryâ;
Settingnoun
Something set in, or inserted.
Scenerynoun
the painted background used to represent natural features or other surroundings on a theatre stage or film set
âthey had all helped with scenery and costumesâ;
Settingnoun
A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
Settingadjective
that disappears below the horizon
âthe setting sunâ;
Settingnoun
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.
Settingnoun
The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
Settingnoun
Something set in, or inserted.
âThou shalt set in it settings of stones.â;
Settingnoun
That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
Settingnoun
the time, place, and circumstances in which an event (real or fictional) occurs; as, the setting of a novel.
Settingnoun
the context and environment in which something is set;
âthe perfect setting for a ghost storyâ;
Settingnoun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
âyou can't do that in a university settingâ;
Settingnoun
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Settingnoun
the physical position of something;
âhe changed the setting on the thermostatâ;
Settingnoun
a table service for one person;
âa place setting of sterling flatwareâ;
Settingnoun
mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place;
âthe diamond was in a plain gold mountâ;
Settingadjective
(of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon;
âthe setting sunâ;