beset | (verb) assail or attack on all sides: | Synonyms: set upon |
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(verb) decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) | Synonyms: encrust, incrust |
(verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke |
boneset | (noun) perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine | Synonyms: agueweed, Eupatorium perfoliatum, thoroughwort |
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(noun) European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America | Synonyms: common comfrey, Symphytum officinale |
bonesetter | (noun) someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones | - |
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copesetic | (adjective) completely satisfactory | Synonyms: copacetic, copasetic, copesettic |
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copesettic | (adjective) completely satisfactory | Synonyms: copacetic, copasetic, copesetic |
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pacesetter | (noun) a horse used to set the pace in racing | Synonyms: pacemaker, pacer |
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(noun) a leading instance in its field | Synonyms: pacemaker |
peseta | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos | Synonyms: Spanish peseta |
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preset | (adjective) set in advance | Synonyms: predetermined |
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reset | (noun) device for resetting instruments or controls | - |
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(verb) set to zero | - |
(verb) adjust again after an initial failure | Synonyms: readjust |
(verb) set anew | - |
resettle | (verb) settle in a new place | - |
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resettled | (adjective) settled in a new location | Synonyms: relocated |
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resettlement | (noun) the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) | Synonyms: relocation |
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typeset | (verb) set in type | Synonyms: set |
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typesetter | (noun) one who sets written material into type | Synonyms: compositor, setter, typographer |
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