set+sail

  • 41sail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main (usually mainsail) ▪ canvas VERB + SAIL ▪ hoist, raise, rig …

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  • 42set — [c]/sɛt / (say set) verb (set, setting) –verb (t) 1. to put in a particular place or position: to set a vase on a table. 2. to put into some condition or relation: to set a house on fire. 3. to apply: to set fire to a house. 4. to cause to begin …

  • 43sail — 01. I read an incredible book about a teenager that [sailed] a small boat around the world. 02. Over 100 [sailors] died in the Russian submarine that was trapped on the floor of the Barents Sea. 03. Do you want to go [sailing] around the San Juan …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 44sail — sail1 [ seıl ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a boat sails, it moves across the surface of an ocean, lake, river, etc.: The yacht sailed into harbor. The boat was never designed to sail such rough seas. a ) intransitive to travel… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45sail — [[t]se͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ sails, sailing, sailed 1) N COUNT Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. 2) VERB You… …

    English dictionary

  • 46sail — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always +adv/prep) to travel across an area of water in a boat or ship: the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic | Three tall ships sailed past. 2 (I, T) to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship: The… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47set — I adj. opposed 1) (cannot stand alone) set against (her parents were dead set against the marriage) ready 2) set for (we are set for the big celebration) 3) set to + inf. (we are set to begin) 4) (misc.) to get set for; (before a race) get ready …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 48set — I [[t]se̱t[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ sets 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A set of things is a number of things that belong together or that are thought of as a group. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... I might need a spare set of… …

    English dictionary

  • 49set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.     ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position.     ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50sail — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross,… …

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