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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. place, put, station; arrange, prepare; establish; mount; adjust, regulate; fix, assign, appoint; plant, set out; overthrow, unsettle; sink, go down; solidify, jell, harden; start out. See location, command, descent, density.—n. clique, coterie, group; collection, series, outfit; tendency, trend, drift; carriage, posture; agglutination, solidification; scenery.

See coherence, direction, party, assemblage, class, form, drama.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Firm]

Syn. stable, solid, settled; see firm 2 .

2. [Determined]

Syn. concluded, steadfast, decided; see determined 1 , resolute 2 .

3. [Obstinate]

Syn. immovable, stubborn, relentless; see obstinate 1 .

n.

1. [Inclination]

Syn. attitude, position, bearing; see inclination 1 .

2. [A social group]

Syn. clique, coterie, circle; see clique , faction 1 , organization 3 .

3. [A collection of related items]

Syn. kit, assemblage, assortment; see collection 2 .

See Synonym Study at clique . v.

1. [To place]

Syn. insert, deposit, arrange; see place 1 .

2. [To establish]

Syn. anchor, fix, introduce; see establish 2 , install .

3. [To become firm]

Syn. jell, solidify, congeal; see harden 2 , stiffen 1 , thicken 1 .

4. [To value]

Syn. rate, fix a price, estimate; see price , value 2 .

5. [To fasten]

Syn. lock, make fast, fix; see fasten 1 .

6. [To start]

Syn. commence, initiate, put in motion; see begin 1 .

7. [To brood]

Syn. incubate, hatch, hover; see produce 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. outfit collection, assemblage, array, assortment, arrangement, pair, group, series.

2. theatrical setting scenery, backdrop, props.

3. group clique, circle, class, pack, crowd, gang, clan, fraternity.

II

v.

1. place position, put, stick, lay, plant, plop, situate, locate, rest, deposit, station, install, insert, mount.

2. settle upon agree on, determine, decide, arrange, prearrange, fix, schedule, specify, establish, designate.

3. adjust fix, position, ready.

4. harden stiffen, solidify, thicken, congeal.

ANT.: 1. pickup, remove, lift. 4. soften, loosen, liquefy

III

a.

1. settled agreed on, determined, decided, arranged, prearranged, fixed, scheduled, specified, ordained, ready.

2. usual routine, normal, conventional, fixed, customary, regular.

3. hardened fixed, firm, rigid, stiff, locked, positioned, secured, rooted.

ANT.: 1. unsettled, undecided. 2. different, unconventional. 3. soft, loose

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Firmly established by long standing: confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, settled. See CONTINUE. 2. In a definite and final form; not likely to change: certain, firm1, fixed, flat. See CHANGE. 3. Fixed and distinct from others: express, particular, special, specific. See SPECIFIC. 4. On an unwavering course of action: bent, decided, determined, fixed, intent, resolute. See DECIDE. 5. In a state of preparedness: ready. Informal: go. Slang: together. Idioms: all set, in working order. See PREPARED.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To deposit in a specified place: lay1, place, put, stick. See PLACE, RISE. 2. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, locate, place, position, site, situate, spot. See PLACE. 3. To alter for proper functioning: adjust, fix, regulate, tune (up). Music: attune. See CHANGE, HELP. 4. To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal: lay1, spread. See ORDER. 5. To place (a story, for example) in a designated setting: lay1. See PLACE. 6. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning: arrange, conclude, fix, negotiate, settle. See AGREE. 7. To appoint and send to a particular place: assign, post2, station. See PLACE. 8. To calculate approximately: approximate, estimate, place, put, reckon. See PRECISE. 9. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, train, turn, zero in. Military: lay1. See SEEK. 10. To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, jelly. See SOLID. 11. To make or become physically hard: cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, indurate, petrify, solidify. See SOLID.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch2, collection, group, knot, lot, party. See GROUP. 2. A subdivision of a larger group: category, class, classification, order. See GROUP. 3. A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement: circle, crowd, group. See GROUP. 4. A particular social group: circle, clique, coterie, crowd. Informal: bunch, gang. See GROUP. 5. The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation: mise en scene, scene, scenery, setting. See PERFORMING ARTS.