WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
set-to
(set′to̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos.
- a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase set to 1735–45
'set-to' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Argus
- Heine
- Pierrot Lunaire
- Schöne Müllerin, Die
- V-chip
- Winterreise, Die
- alarm clock
- all
- anthem
- appoint
- art song
- automorphism
- backing
- ballata
- bevel square
- booster
- break
- buckle
- cantata
- channel-surf
- comic opera
- creamery
- depth charge
- ditty
- examination
- forepole
- generate
- go down
- grand opera
- group
- hand
- harden
- inclusion map
- inside straight
- into
- inverse
- junket
- kernel
- lay
- libretto
- madrigal
- make
- match plate
- modulate
- musical
- net
- onto
- onto function
- posit
- prosody