Setting

Definition: Setting

Setting

Adjective

1. (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the setting sun".

Noun

1. The context and environment in which something is set: "the perfect setting for a ghost story".

2. The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting".

3. Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted.

4. The physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat".

5. A table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware".

6. Mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount".

Date "setting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definition
Chemical Industry	The initial phase of the drying process wherein printed sheets, though not fully dry, can be handled without smudging. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture	Any part of a forest being harvested by a self-contained logging unit. Source: European Union. (references)
	A)a temporary station of a portable sawmill, yarding engine or other machine used in logging; b)the ground within the yarding distance of a spar-tree. Source: European Union. (references)
	Short length of twine used to seize two parts of a gear together. Source: European Union. (references)
	Initiation of berry development following pollination and fertilization. Source: European Union. (references)
	Treating bends in wood so that they will retain the shapes to which they have been brought, i. e. will not show creep. Source: European Union. (references)
Industry	The process of conferring stability on fibres, yarns, or fabrics, generally by means of moist or dry heat. Source: European Union. (references)
	The process of changing a thermosetting resin into its final insoluble, infusible form. Also applied to the physical change in a PVC paste composition brought about by heating. Source: European Union. (references)
Metallurgy	Returning to the die after forging and clipping is completed to correct the shape. Source: European Union. (references)
	Bending in alternate direction of adjacent tongues projecting from the edge of a sheet or a component. Source: European Union. (references)
	The production of the final contour of a component by forming it between punch and die, usually at substantial pressure, with a view to sharpening corner radii, eliminating puckers etc. Source: European Union. (references)
	A setting or bed in which the retorts or chambers are charged periodically, the incandescent coke produced being completely removed. Source: European Union. (references)
	The process, or the result, of the arrangement of shaped goods for firing in a kiln. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. Those runners, sheeting, or poling boards which are held in place by one pair of timber frames supporting the sides of an excavation. See also:timbering; top frame b. The timber frames used at intervals in shaft sinking and close-poled behind c. See:heading d. The act of contracting with miners for work to be don. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Setting

Synonyms: background (n), mise en scene (n), mount (n), place setting (n), scene (n), scope (n), stage setting (n). (additional references)

Synonym by domain: stand-in (food & agriculture).

Antonym: rising (adj). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'm setting the example (Se7en; writing credit: Andrew Kevin Walker) I'm setting you free (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin) It was built on an ancient Indian burial ground, and was the setting of Satanic rituals, witch-burnings, and five John Denver Christmas specials (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) You oughta buy yourself a sheet and poke two holes in it and go around setting fires (The Dark at the Top of the Stairs; writing credit: Harriet Frank Jr.; William Inge) Look, whoever told you this, is setting you up. He's lying (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramón De España)
Lyrics	It's perfect, it's passion, it's setting me free (Waiting For Tonight; performing artist: Jennifer Lopez) You're setting up your (Building A Mystery; performing artist: Sarah McLachlan)
Movie/TV Titles	Setting Fires for Science (1958) The Sun Was Setting (1951) Part 2: Setting Up for Bombing Operation of C-1 Autopilot (1943) The Setting Son (1930) In the Land of the Setting Sun (1919)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia (Kodansha Globe) (reference) Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution (reference) Building Garden Ornaments: 24 Do-It-Yourself Projects to Accent Any Setting (Black & Decker Outdoor Home) (reference) Goals Bingo: A Program for Middle Junior HS Senior HS for Setting and Accomplishing Goals (reference) Performance Counts and Accountability Pays: Holding Learners Accountable in a Business Setting (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Setting & Managing Compensation Reference Guide (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Getting Started on Drums featuring Tommy Igoe SETTING UP (reference) Setting Sail-Star of India Goe (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Like Setting Myself on Fire (reference) Setting Sons [Collector's Choice] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Delta 22-663 Magna-Set Planer Knife Setting Jigs (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A 9 year-old white child is pictured here in a home setting chatting with her mother. The girl is a long-term survivor of massive abdominal surgery at age 3 for neuroblastoma. She is presently disease-free. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).		DNA microarray technology is a powerful new research tool that allows scientists to assess the level of expression of a large subset of the 100,000 human genes in a cell or tissue. This technology can quickly produce a snapshot of the genes that are active in a tumor cell, critical information in narrowing the precise molecular causes of a cancer. Two different images available. First is of female lab technician sitting at computer that displays a microarray. The second is a man at same setting. Credit: Bill Branson.
	In a laboratory setting, one can observe the presence of multinucleated giant cells along with intranuclear inclusions in cell cultures inoculated with varicella virus. Credit: CDC.		Technician Setting up RCA Television Camera. Credit: NASA.
	Resembling a bizarre setting from a science fiction movie, dramatic images sent back by the ... Credit: NASA.		Surface photographs from the Soviet Venera 14 spacecraft. TheVenera 14 lander became the second Venus surface probe to transmit color imagesafter setting down on 5 May 1982. Credit: NASA.
	William Musseter setting steel bars to facilitate climbing for observing party Reconnaissance party of William Musseter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Setting up a Wild T-2 in the dunes. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Oyster setting tanks at the University of Maryland Horn Point Environmental Laboratory on the Choptank River. Used by the Oyster Recovery Partnership, oyster larvae are placed in these tanks for two days, allowing them to set on shells where they stay and continue to grow for the rest of their lives. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Female Canada goose setting on nest. Trying desperately to stay out of sight. Credit: America's Coastlines.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Sustained chords with arpeggiated guitar and xylophone creating a calm setting.		Slap bass setting up a groove for a chordal guitar solo.
	Angular and atonal saxophone solo in a very modern jazz setting.		Setting the table with glasses; plates; and silverware.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Pompey	More worship the rising that the setting sun.
William Shakespeare	Men shut their doors against a setting sun.
	I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, and from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	But conquest is as far from setting up any government, as demolishing an house is from building a new one in the place. (Second Treatise of Government)
Communist Manifesto	1848	They still dream of experimental realisation of their social Utopias, of founding isolated "phalansteres," of establishing "Home Colonies," of setting up a "Little Icaria" -- duodecimo editions of the New Jerusalem -- and to realise all these castles in the air, they are compelled to appeal to the feelings and purses of the bourgeois. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	In any case where a Creditor Clearing Office declines to notify a claim to the Debtor Clearing Office, or to take any step provided for in this Annex, intended to make effective in whole or in part a request of which it has received due notice, the enemy creditor shall be entitled to receive from the Clearing Office a certificate setting out the amount of the claim, and shall then be entitled to prosecute the claim before the courts or to take such other proceedings as may be open to him. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	Each had an arm round the other, and the setting sun shed a golden halo round their heads, like what one sees in pictures of saints
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Before the door in an old chair on rollers, there sat a man with white hair, looking with smiling gaze upon the setting sun.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	For a moment she regarded the basin, and then, setting the plug, she filled the bowl a little from the hot faucet, a little from the cold
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	They alighted out of the coach near a small footpath in a field, and Glumdalclitch setting down my traveling box, I went out of it to walk
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		They should be kept in a calm setting and should not be left alone. (references)
		For children, most rehabilitation services occur in the school setting. (references)
		Additionally, such assessment must consider the child's family setting. (references)
Business		They have a reputation for setting standards. (references)
		Carriers specialize in setting up networks and maintaining connections. (references)
		Major OEMs are setting up web-based portals for automotive parts suppliers. (references)
Children	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Students in minority areas frequently face a hostile environment in schools that do not provide an ethnically neutral setting. (references)
	Greece	The idea of setting up satellite elementary schools near Romani camps has been set aside in favor of the policy of integration (except for preschool centers). (references)
	Ireland	A National Disability Authority, with an annual budget of $2.6 million (2.2 million Irish pounds) has responsibility for setting disability standards, monitoring the implementation of these standards, and research and the formulation of disability policy. (references)
Civil Liberties	Egypt	The court repeatedly has delayed setting a trial date, and it appears unlikely that the case will be heard. (references)
	India	Sudarshan reportedly also encouraged Christian citizens to free themselves from the strong influence of foreign countries by setting up Indian nationalistic churches. (references)
	Switzerland	In a June referendum, voters approved the repeal of a constitutional provision that prevented the Catholic Church from setting up new dioceses without the express consent of the Government. (references)
Economic History	Latvia	Union influence on the wage setting process is limited. (references)
	France	Of most concern to foreign companies has been standards setting. (references)
	Kazakhstan	The Office of the President takes a leading role in setting economic policy. (references)
Human Rights	Nepal	The rioters were vandalizing and setting fire to buses in protest after a bus hit and killed two students. (references)
	United Arab Emirates	In September the Emirate of Sharjah promulgated a "decency" law, or Code of Conduct, setting standards for dress and behavior in public. (references)
	Macedonia	In January police physically abused an ethnic Macedonian from Kumanovo who was accused of setting fire to a factory where he was employed. (references)
Indigenous People	South Africa	Traditional leaders and government representatives met several times during the year to discuss the relative roles of traditional leaders and municipal structures with the aim of drafting a legislative amendment setting out these roles. (references)
Minorities	Slovak Republic	In August 2000, SNS Member of Parliament Vitazolslv Moric proposed setting up reservations for Slovak Roma who refuse to assimilate into society. (references)
	Macedonia	In June rioters vandalized a Bitola mosque, breaking windows, setting fire to the mosque interior, and breaking open several graves in the adjacent cemetery. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	It is charged with licensing newspapers, setting press policy, and responding to complaints. (references)
	BANGLADESH	A small number of workers in the EPZs skirted prohibitions on forming unions by setting up associations. (references)
	RUSSIA	The draft code seeks to diminish the role of government in setting and enforcing labor standards and to move toward more flexible labor markets. (references)
Political Rights	Bhutan	In 1998 the King issued a decree setting out several measures intended to increase the role of the National Assembly in the formation and dissolution of his Government. (references)
	Italy	In October 2000, the Senate gave final approval to a constitutional change allowing an estimated 3.9 million Italians abroad to vote, and setting aside 12 seats in the 630-seat Chamber of Deputies and 6 in the 315-seat Senate to represent them. (references)
Trade	Spain	The EU's objectives in setting up a system for issuing green labels are twofold. (references)
Travel	Mauritius	Taxis are equipped with meters, but fares may be negotiated before setting out. (references)
	Vietnam	It is recommended to work with an international accounting firm when setting up in Vietnam. (references)
	Ghana	It is a common practice to give a business card to most everyone you meet in a business setting, so bring plenty of them. (references)
Women	Jordan	The boy repeatedly struck his sister in the head with a club before covering her body in kerosene and setting it on fire. (references)
	Poland	However, in December 2000, the Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the law setting retirement age at 60 for women and 65 for men is discriminatory, as it reduces women's chances for promotion and better pensions. (references)
	Greece	To ameliorate the situation, the GSES established two regional employment offices for women in Thessaloniki and Patras in 2000. It also continued to provide vocational training programs for unemployed women and programs to reinforce entrepreneurship, subsidies to women for setting up an enterprise, information and counseling to unemployed women, and it created childcare facilities to assist unemployed women to attend training courses and look for a job. (references)
Worker Rights	Seychelles	There was little flexibility in setting wages. (references)
	Afghanistan	An insignificant fraction of the work force has ever labored in an industrial setting. (references)
	Cape Verde	However, as the country's largest employer, the Government continued to play the dominant role in setting wages. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	SLANG, n. The grunt of the human hog (Pignoramus intolerabilis) with an audible memory. The speech of one who utters with his tongue what he thinks with his ear, and feels the pride of a creator in accomplishing the feat of a parrot. A means (under Providence) of setting up as a wit without a capital of sense.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	There's nothing I love better than going through a drive-thru window on a cold day, getting that perfectly balanced bag, setting it between my legs and driving away while that mothering heat radiates through my lower extremities.
Rush Limbaugh	Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card says the president won't veto legislation setting up the department if it expands government.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Abraham Lincoln	1861-1865	In spite of this precaution, however, it comes to my knowledge that I am much censured for some supposed agency in setting up, and seeking to sustain, the new State Government of Louisiana.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	To achieve success will require both boldness in setting our sights and caution in steering our way on an uncharted course.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	The bill also phases out most of the old law's immunity for setting rates.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	But experience shows that simply setting deficit targets does not assure they'll be met.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	Setting up the Department of Homeland Security will involve the most extensive reorganization of the federal government since Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Setting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 63.40% of the time. "Setting" is used about 5,478 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	63.4%	3,473	2,797
Noun (singular)	36.6%	2,005	4,298
Total	100.00%	5,478	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "setting" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Setting	Last name	170	49,451
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "setting": accuracy setting ♦ altimeter setting ♦ angle of wing setting ♦ display setting ♦ Fire setting ♦ interior setting ♦ intermittent retort setting ♦ permanent unit setting ♦ pitch setting of propeller ♦ place setting ♦ Rate Setting and Review ♦ reflected setting ♦ screen setting ♦ setting aside ♦ setting bounds ♦ setting coat ♦ setting copy ♦ setting dog ♦ setting fire ♦ setting forth ♦ setting free ♦ setting hen ♦ setting in ♦ setting in motion ♦ setting in order ♦ setting lotion ♦ setting off ♦ setting on a dog ♦ setting on fire ♦ setting out ♦ setting pole ♦ setting rule ♦ setting stick ♦ setting table ♦ setting up ♦ setting up house ♦ stage setting ♦ standard altimeter setting ♦ trend setting ♦ type setting ♦ wing and backcloth setting ♦ wing setting ♦ zero setting error. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "setting": setting-aside, setting-but, setting-china, setting-day, setting-down, setting-gel, setting-'integration', setting-off, setting-on-dolphins, setting-out, setting-rule, setting-stick, setting-sun, setting-to-rights, setting-up, Setting-up exercise, setting-up exercises.
	Ending with "setting": agenda-setting, goal-setting, hand-setting, non-setting, occasion-setting, off-setting, pace-setting, price-setting, quick-setting, record-setting, re-setting, scene-setting, standard-setting, trend-setting, type-setting, word-setting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "setting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		suazë (cadre, inset, mounting), sfond (back, backdrop, background, counterpoint, ground, groundwork), vënie në muzikë, radhitje (aligning, alignment, narrative, recap, setting-stick, typesetting), radhim (typesetting), perëndim (decline, evening, occident, recess, West), mjedis (ambience, background, climate, environment, location, medium, milieu, surroundings), kuadër (frame, panel, picture), faqosje (layout), aranzhim (arrangement), ambient (ambience, atmosphere, environment, medium, milieu, surroundings). (various references)

Arabic		‏محيط (ambience, circumference, circumscription, entourage, environment, medium, milieu, ocean, perimeter, surroundings), ‏وضع حطة, ‏وضع حالة (case, condition, fettle, laid, placement, position, stance, status), ‏غروب الشمس, ‏حضانة بيض, ‏تجهيز الطعام, ‏ترصيع (inlay), ‏عرض (array, bid, breadth, broaden, demo, display, evince, exhibit, expose, exposition, exposure, feature, hang, hang out, hold out, imply, indication, introduction, lineup, mount, offer, offering, overture, pageant, parade, predispose, present, presentation, presenting, produce, proffer, propound, recital, retrace, review, set, set out, show, state, statement, subject, submit, surrey, symptom, trot out, widen, width), ‏ضبط (accuracy, adjust, check, control, dam, detect, exactitude, frame, govern, inspect, measure, monitor, police, preciseness, precision, punctuality, regularize, regulate, regulation, rightness, school, set, square, strictness, test, tune, tuning), ‏خلفية (surroundings), ‏الموسيقى الموضوعة لمسرحية, ‏إطار (cadre, case, casement, casing, frame, framework, framing, rim, scope, stretcher, surroundings). (various references)

Bulgarian		среда (ambience, background, circle, core, entourage, mean, medium, middle, sphere, surroundings), условия (conditions, norm, state, terms), яйца в полог (set), рамка (casing, flake, frame, framework, holder, hoop, pelmet, rack, rim), костюми, обстановка (environment, scene, situation), обковка (facing, mounting, plate), музика към текст, мизансцен (set up, stage-setting), залязване, залез (decline, ebb, eclipse, set, sunset, twilight), прибори едно лице, постановка (production, staging), декори (scenery, set). (various references)

Chinese		设置 (intercalate, Intercalated, Intercalating, Set-off). (various references)

Czech		seřízení (regulation), sázení (betting), uspořádání (adjustment, arrangement, collocation, disposal, disposition, make up, makeup, order, organization), kladení. (various references)

Danish		stabilisering (stabilization), størknen, skovningsplads (set-up, side, stand), sætning (sentence), stivnen (solidification), justering (adjuster, adjustment, adjustment device, end-butting, end-trimming, equalising, equalizing, fit, fitting, justification, meter proving, realignment, rigging, trimming, verification), bukning af flige, fiksering (binding, fixation, lock), fixering, formgivning med bundtryk (finish bottoming, forming to size, restriking for sizing), frøanlæg, hærdnen, bændsel, indstilling (adjusting, fit, fitting, setup), positionering (locating, positioning), positionsbestemmelse (locating, positioning), retning i sænke (restriking, straightening, tapping), haerdning (curing, hardening, tempering, toughening). (various references)

Dutch		vatting, montuur (body). (various references)

Esperanto		muntumo. (various references)

Finnish		ympäristö (environment, environs, neighbourhood, surroundings, vicinity), paikanmääritys (locating, positioning), muotissa oikaisu (restriking, straightening, tapping), loppumeistäminen (finish bottoming, forming to size, restriking for sizing), kutomislanka, kovetus (curing), kovettaminen (curing), hedelmän kehittyminen sikiäimestä, harittaminen. (various references)

French		réglage (set-up). (various references)

German		Einstellung (abandonment, accommodation, adjustment, aiming, alignment, attitude, cessation, discontinuation, employment, engagement, enlistment, focusing, justification, modulation, orientation, outlook, recruiting, recruitment, stance, stand, stopping, tuning), Justierung (adjustment, collimation, justification, weighting), Fassung (bulk, circumstances, collectedness, composure, condition, dimension, extend, frame, holder, light fitting, light fixture, Mount, mounting, rim, situation, size, socket, version). (various references)

Greek		τοποθέτηση (location, lodgment, place, placement, placing). (various references)

Hebrew		משבצת (brocade, inlay, panel, texture), מסגרת (bordure, compass, frame, framework, ledge, orbit, rim, skeleton, stronghold), תפאורה (decor, decoration, scenery, set), שבוץ (incrustation, inlay, insertion), הצבה (assignment, disposition, placing, posting, stationing), רקע (background, foundation, milieu, situation), סדור (arrangement, clearance, lay down, organization, settlement, type setting), סביבה (company, entourage, environment, locality, midst, milieu, neighbourhood, situation, surrounding, vicinity). (various references)

Hungarian		szedés (at press, harvest, keyboarding, matter, picking, typesetting), szín (color, colour, complexion, drab, dye, face, high colour, hovel, lean-to, pure, scene, scene of action, tint), szabályozás (conditioning, rating, regulation), betűszedés (composition, typesetting), helyrerakás, helyezés (elevation, place, proclamation, putting), hegyezés (pointing), gyümölcsbeérés, foglalat (casing, chasing, digest, faucet, girdle, holder, lamp socket, mount, mounting, socket, summary), fenés (honing, whetting), felszerelés (accessories, accoutrement, accoutrements, apparel, appointments, armature, bag of tricks, device, equipage, equipment, facilities, facility, fitting, fittings, garniture, gear, habiliment, installation, kit, materials, mounting, outfit, pack, paraphernalia, plant, rig, rigging, set, setout, supply, tackle), felállítás (activate, erection, installation, line-up, mounting, pitching, set up, setting up, siting), ereszkedés (settling, slant), elintézés (adjustment, arrangement, dispatch, disposal, fixing), helyzet (aspect, attitude, bearing, footing, juncture, lay, lie, location, occasion, plight, pos, position, predicament, site, situation, stance, state, station, status, things are coming to a crisis), beverés (beating, driving, hammering, plugging), környezet (ambience, clime, entourage, environment, milieu, surroundings), beszegecselés, beosztás (assignment, calibration, classification, disposition, post, rank, rating, scale), beforrás, befoglalás, bedugás, beérett, beállítás (adjustment, approach, focusing, focussing, pointing, presentation, regulation, set, trimming), összeillesztés (articulation, dovetailing, joint, junction, matching, nesting, splice, union), összeforradás (union), díszlet (scene, scenery, set), lecsillapulás, tétel (annunciation, clearance, heading, item, lot, movement, sentence, theme, theorem, thesis), rögzítés (anchorage, crabbing, fastening, fixation, fixing, lashing, locking, stabilization), megszilárdulás (congelation, consolidation, solidification), megkocsonyásodás, megérlelés (maturation), letisztulás (settling), letelepedés (settlement, settling), letelepítés (settle, settling), letét (deposit, trust), lenyugvó, igazítás (fix), lehanyatló, élesítés (arming, whet, whetting), lecsillapítás (settling, tranquillization), leülepedés (settling, subsidence), kiszedés (stripping), kijelölés (alignment, assignment, denotation, designation, setout), kifenés, keret (cadre, cadre personnel, chase, frame, mount, rack, skeleton), köszörülés (grinding, whet, whetting), tevés (putting), illesztés (drive fit, fitting, join, joint, suiting), lenyugvás. (various references)

Indonesian		pematokan (putting pole, setting pole). (various references)

Irish		cur. (various references)

Italian		regolazione (adjustment of average, modulation, regularization, regulation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		背景 (background, circumstance, scenery), 目立て , 据え付け (fitting, installation, mounting), 書き割り (backdrop, background), 後景 (background), 作曲 (composition), 入り (audience, beginning, capacity, entering, income), 凝結 (coagulation, congealing, curdling, freezing, solidification), 巣引き , セックス産業 (cement, manufacturer of assembled products, savory, semantic, semantics, semaphore, semicolon, semiconductor, semi-double bed, seminar, semiprofessional, semi-tight skirt, sepia, session, set, set position, setting lotion, setup, seven, Seven-Eleven, sex industry, shoulder length hair, three-quarter bed), 場面 (scene). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぎょうけつ (blood clot, coagulation, congealing, curdle, curdling, freezing, solidification), すびき, すえつけ (fitting, installation, mounting), さっきょく (composition), ばめん (scene), かきわり (backdrop, background), いり (audience, beginning, capacity, entering, expense, income), こうけい (aperture, background, bore, calibre, ecliptic longitude, filial piety, scene, spectacle, successor, the essential point), めたて, セッティング , はいけい (background, circumstance, Dear, scenery). (various references)

Korean		조정 (adj, Adjusting, Adjustment, fixed, tuning). (various references)

Manx		soiaghey (beset, determine, fix, implant, incursion, installation, let, letting, mounting, pitch, place, plant, posture, repose, seat, set, set up, settle, situate, situation, station, synchronize), lhie (dovetail, hang, lay, lie, lie down, repose, settle, settling, squat), lhejey (perish with cold, quaking, set, shivering), lhejagh (congealable, hardening, numb, shivery, trembling), kiartaghey (accommodate, accommodate arrange, adjust, adjusting, amend, correct, correct as mistake, correction, even out, fix, make, modification, modify, preparation, prepare, qualify, ready, rectification, redress, settle, settling, true). (various references)

Pig Latin		ettingsay.(various references)

Portuguese		endurecimento (furnishings, induration, set). (various references)

Romanian		situaţie (account, berth, billet, case, condition, eminence, footing, location, position, posture, report, site, situation, state), punere (adhibition, application, apposition, laying), poziţie (attitude, bearing, hang, line up, locality, locus, place, position, set, site, situation, stand, standing, standpoint, view), montare (adjustment, assemblage, assembling, assembly, erection, framing, mounting, rigging), instalare (induction, installation, rigging, settlement), instalaţie (appliance, equipment, installation, outfit, plant, rig, service), direcţie (bearing, board, course, departure, direction, directorate, drift, lay, leadership, manager's office, mastership, path, run, set, track, trend, way), cadru (casement, compass, frame, framework, framing, personnel, picture, rim, scenery, skeleton, specialists, still), asfinţit (crepuscule, decline, sunset, twilight, West), aranjare (adjustment, arrangement, arranging, array, collocation, disposition, dressing, trimming), apus (bygone, decline, disappearance, faded, lapsed, occident, sunset, vanished, West), aşezare (collocation, disposal, disposition, dwelling, establishment, hang, house, lay, laying, seating, settlement, system). (various references)

Russian		установка (adjustment, collocation, erection, fitting, fixing, hold-down, installation, mounting, outfit, set-up, setups, stance), устанавливать установка (install, setting up, setup, stating), регулирование (control, moderation, regulation), разводка зубьев пилы, разметка (sectoring), окружение (ambience, ambit, encirclement, entourage, environment, milieu, round up, surroundings), оправка (mandrel, mounting), оправа (chase, mounting, ring), музыка на слова, заход солнца (sunset), правка (whet), постановка (get up). (various references)

Scottish		leigeil (allowing, milking, raining, setting free). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		stavljanje (application, laying, putting, settling), zalazak sunca (sundown, sunset), postavljanje (installation, lining, padding, placement, quilting, setting up), otvor blende, okolnosti (circumstances, circumstantials, occasions), dekoracije (scenery). (various references)

Spanish		puesta (kitty, putting, stake), ajuste (adjustment, assembly, breaking in, fit, make up, mounting, patch, scaling). (various references)

Swedish		ställa in (adjust, attune, call off, focus, scratch, tune), slutavverkningsbestånd (side, stand), sättning (composition, sag, settlement), sättande (seating), läge (aspect, bearing, case, exposure, footing, lay, lie, locality, location, mode, pass, position, set, site, situation, whereabouts), bändsling, bänsel, bänsling, bakgrund (backcloth, backdrop, background), fixering (fixation, fixing, hang up, stare, staring), fruktsättning, härdning (hardening), infattning (collet, frame), bändsel (lashing, seizing), kuvert (cover, envelope), tonsättning (composition), miljö (environment, milieu, surroundings), nedgång (declension, decline, depression, descent, down, downfall, drop, ebb, fall, lapse, letdown, sag, slowdown, way down), omgivning (belting, context, entourage, environment), positionering (locating, positioning), riktning (bearing, course, direction, drive, line, set, tack, tendency, tenor, trend), inramning (framing, Mount, mounting). (various references)

Thai		สถานที่ติดตั้ง. (various references)

Turkish		set (bank, barrage, barrier, dam, dike, dyke, embankment, floodgate, groyne, obstruction, rampart, seawall, set, studio, wall, Weir), sertleşme (consolidation, hardening, induration, stiffening), sahne (arena, boards, scene, scenic, set, site, stage), testere diş çaprazını ayarlama, olay yeri (locale, scene, scene of accident, scene of crime, spot, venue), hikâyenin geçtiği yer, dizme (aligning, arranging, juxtaposition), dekor (adornment, décor, get up, scene, scenery), düzenleme (arrangement, collocation, distribution, execution, hatcher, layout, make up, organizing, regulation, reorganization, trimming), bir kişilik yemek takımı, bileme (grinding, sharpening, whet), beste (composition, melody, tune), batış (bankruptcy, ruin, set, sinking, submerging). (various references)

Ukrainian		оточення (ambience, ambit, circumscription, encirclement, entourage, environs, milieu, surround), оправа (casing, cover, mandrel, rim, ring), постановка (production, staging, theatricals). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự khô lại sự ra quả sự dàn cảnh một vở kịch, sự bố trí sự sửa chữa sự mài sắc, sự đặt, sự để sự sắp đặt, nhạc phổ ổ trứng ấp, môi trường sự dát, kim. (various references)

Welsh		machludiad (going down), machlud (go down, set). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	indictio, obitu, obitum, obitus, occasu, occasum, occasus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 40
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	DunontoV de tou hliou panteV osoi eicon asqenountaV nosoiV poikilaiV hgagon autouV proV auton o de eni ekastw autwn taV ceiraV epiqeiV eqerapeusen autouV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Cum sol autem occidisset omnes qui habebant infirmos variis languoribus ducebant illos ad eum at ille singulis manus inponens curabat eos
Old English	990	West Saxon	Soðlice þa sunne asah ealle þe untrume wæron on mislicum adlum hig læddon him to and he syndrygum hys hand on settende hig gehælde;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And whanne the sunne wente doun, alle that hadden sijke men with dyuerse langours, ledden hem to hym; and he sette his hoondis on ech bi `hem silf, and heelide hem.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	When the sonne was doune all they that had sicke take with divers deseases brought them vnto him: and he layde his hondes on every one of them and healed them.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them to him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 40
Cebuano	Ug sa nagkasalop na ang Adlaw, ang tanang may mga nagmasakiton sa nagkalainlaing mga sakit nanagdala kanila ngadto kaniya, ug silang tanan iyang gitapin-an sa iyang mga kamot ug nangaayo sila.
Croatian	O zalazu sunca svi koji su imali bolesnike od raznih bolesti dovedoše ih k njemu. A on bi na svakoga od njih stavljao ruke i ozdravljao ih.
Danish	Men da Solen gik ned, førte alle de, som havde syge med alle Hånde Svagheder, dem til ham; og han lagde Hænderne på hver enkelt af dem og helbredte dem
Dutch	En als de zon onderging, brachten allen, die kranken hadden, met verscheidene ziekten bevangen, die tot Hem, en Hij leide een iegelijk van hen de handen op, en genas dezelve.
Finnish	Auringon laskiessa kaikki, joilla oli sairaita, mikä missäkin taudissa, veivät ne hänen tykönsä. Ja hän pani kätensä heidän itsekunkin päälle ja paransi heidät.
French	Après le couché du soleil, tous ceux qui avaient des malades atteints de diverses maladies les lui amenèrent. Il imposa les mains à chacun d`eux, et il les guérit.
German	Und da die Sonne untergegangen war, brachten alle, die Kranke hatten mit mancherlei Seuchen, sie zu ihm. Und er legte auf einen jeglichen die Hände und machte sie gesund.
Haitian Creole	Apre solèy te fin kouche, yo mennen tout moun malad ak tout moun ki t'ap soufri divès maladi bay Jezi. Li mete men l' sou tèt yo tout, li geri yo.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika matahari sedang terbenam, semua orang membawa kepada Yesus saudara-saudaranya yang menderita bermacam-macam penyakit. Yesus meletakkan tangan-Nya ke atas mereka masing-masing dan menyembuhkan mereka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apabila matahari masuk, maka segala orang, yang ada padanya orang sakit dengan berbagai-bagai penyakit, membawa orang sakit itu kepada-Nya; maka Ia pun meletakkan tangan ke atas tiap-tiap orang itu, serta menyembuhkan dia.
Italian	Al calar del sole, tutti quelli che avevano infermi colpiti da mali di ogni genere li condussero a lui. Ed egli, imponendo su ciascuno le mani, li guariva.
Manx Gaelic	Nish ec lhie ny greiney, whilleen as va sleih chingey oc fo mooarane doghanyn hug ad lhieu ad huggey; as hug eh e laueyn er dy chooilley unnane oc, as ren eh ad y lheihys.
Maori	I te toenetanga o te ra ka kawea mai ki a ia e nga tangata katoa nga mea o ratou e mate ana i te tini o nga mate; na whakapakia iho e ia ona ringa ki tenei, ki tenei o ratou, a ora ake ratou.
Norwegian	Men da solen gikk ned, kom alle som hadde syke som led av forskjellige sykdommer, og førte dem til ham; og han la sine hender på hver især av dem og helbredet dem.
Portuguese	Ao pôr do sol, todos os que tinham enfermos de várias doenças lhos traziam; e ele punha as mãos sobre cada um deles e os curava.
Rumanian	La asfinyitul soarelui, toyi cei ce aveau bolnavi atinwi de felurite boale, ki aduceau la El. El Kwi punea mknile peste fiecare din ei, wi -i vindeca.
Russian	рТЙ ЪБИПЦДЕОЙЙ ЦЕ УПМОГБ ЧУЕ, ЙНЕЧЫЙЕ ВПМШОЩИ ТБЪМЙЮОЩНЙ ВПМЕЪОСНЙ, РТЙЧПДЙМЙ ЙИ Л оЕНХ Й пО, ЧПЪМБЗБС ОБ ЛБЦДПЗП ЙЪ ОЙИ ТХЛЙ, ЙУГЕМСМ ЙИ.
Shuar	Etsa akaikin ai ni shuari Nánkamas sunkurjai jaarmia nuna Jesusan ikiaatkarmiayi. Jesussha Jáinian chikichkiniak chikichkiniak uwejéjai antinkiar Tsuárarmiayi.
Spanish	Al ponerse el sol, todos los que tenían enfermos de diversas dolencias los trajeron a él. Y él, al poner las manos sobre cada uno de ellos, los sanaba.
Swahili	Jua lilipokuwa linatua, wote waliokuwa na wagonjwa wao mbalimbali waliwaleta kwake; naye akaweka mikono yake juu ya kila mmoja wao, akawaponya wote.
Swedish	Men när solen gick ned, förde alla till honom sina sjuka, sådana som ledo av olika slags sjukdomar. Och han lade händerna på var och en av dem och botade dem.
Uma	Limpa-mi eo, wori' tauna tumai hi Yesus, mpokeni hawe'ea ompi' -ra to peda' hante wori' nyala haki' -ra. Naganga-ra butu dua-na pai' napaka'uri' -ra.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "setting": settings. (additional references)
	Words ending with "setting": bassetting, besetting, filmsetting, insetting, missetting, offsetting, oversetting, pacesetting, photosetting, phototypesetting, poussetting, presetting, resetting, russetting, somersetting, thermosetting, trendsetting, typesetting, unsetting, upsetting, wadsetting. (additional references)
	Words containing "setting": filmsettings, phototypesettings, russettings, typesettings. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Setting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cetting, Estang, esting, Etting, satting, Seddigh, Sedding, setin, Settani, Settanni, setten, settens, settin, setton, siting, steding, steting, Suetin. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "setting" (pronounced se"ting)
5	s e" t i ng	besetting, offsetting, upsetting.
4	-e" t i ng	abetting, begetting, betting, Fetting, forgetting, fretting, getting, jetting, letting, netting, petting, regretting, sweating, vetting, wetting.
3	-t i ng	annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, aborting, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, formulating, fragmenting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: testing.
	Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: ingest, signet, sitten, tinges.
	-2 letters: gents, inset, neist, netts, nites, segni, sengi, senti, singe, stein, sting, stint, tents, tines, tinge, tings, tints.
	-3 letters: egis, engs, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gins, gist, gits, nest, nets, nett, nite, nits, sent, sett, sign, sine, sing, site, snit, stet, tegs, tens, tent, test, tets, ties.
	Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: estating, gitterns, nettings, pettings, settings, settling, stetting, tangiest, tightens, wettings.
	+2 letters: attesting, besetting, besotting, detesting, fettlings, gestating, gestation, gnathites, gnattiest, insetting, instigate, obtesting, resetting, resitting, restating, retasting, retesting, settlings, stingiest, stringent, tangliest, teethings, tightness, tingliest, twangiest, unsetting, upsetting, vignettes.
	+3 letters: argentites, astringent, bassetting, besmutting, contesting, entrusting, entwisting, estimating, estivating, estreating, geneticist, gestations, gluttonies, grittiness, gutterings, hesitating, instigated, instigates, integrates, interstage, lengthiest, letterings, lutestring, magnetites, missetting, naughtiest, negativist, negotiants, negotiates, nighttimes, offsetting, presetting, pretasting, pretesting, protesting, registrant, resettling, resittings, respotting, restarting, retightens, retwisting, russetting, scattering, scuttering, shattering, shuttering, skittering, smattering, sonnetting, spattering, spectating, sputtering, stoutening, straighten, stretching, stringiest, stuttering, subletting, tempesting, testifying, tetanising, tighteners, trisecting, trusteeing, unsettling, vignetters, vignettist, wadsetting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
goal setting	931	setting up a web site	59
document setting	819	email setting	59
setting	703	body piercing jewelry that is trend setting	58
table setting	429	setting up network	55
engagement ring setting	279	setting table wedding	55
local setting	268	appointment setting	54
ring setting	265	maxtor jumper setting	53
kdc setting up	263	setting sunflower	52
diamond setting	135	engagement setting	50
browser setting	126	setting up a wireless network	47
diamond ring setting	112	tile setting	46
place setting	109	captive free setting	44
bios setting	102	setting personal goal	44
image setting	85	platinum setting	41
setting up a home network	80	proper table setting	41
jewelry setting	78	dolce la setting vita	39
detect network setting	74	msn setting	38
security setting	71	setting up a vpn	38
proxy setting	68	formal table setting	37
as default media player setting window	64	jumper setting	35
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Sun setting" by Gillie Schattner Commentary: "Sun setting in fiji."	"Table setting" by Tracy Woodward Commentary: "Table placement taken at a function."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Setting

Definition: Setting

Setting

Adjective

Noun

Specialty Definition: Setting

Specialty Definition: Fantasy world

Planetary Romance

Multidimensional fantasy worlds

Sword and Sorcery and heroic fantasy worlds

Set (drama)

Synonyms: Setting

Crosswords: Setting

Modern Usage: Setting

Screenplays

Lyrics

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Setting

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Setting

Photos:Setting

Illustrations:Setting

Computer Images:Setting

Photo Album: Setting

Digital Photo Gallery: Setting

Sounds Captioned with "Setting".

Familiar Quotations: Setting

Pompey

William Shakespeare

Historic Usage: Setting

John Locke

Communist Manifesto

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Setting

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Setting

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Setting

Dennis Miller

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Setting

Abraham Lincoln

Harry S. Truman

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Setting

Name Usage Frequency: Setting

Expressions: Setting

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Setting

Photos:
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