See Also: Martha(dictionary)
Martha(dictionary)
Graham, Martha(encyclopedia)
Martha's Vineyard(encyclopedia)
Martha's Vineyard(dictionary)
Graham, Martha(dictionary)
Martha Gunn(dictionary)
Martha (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Argerich, Martha(encyclopedia)
Martha Jefferson Hospital(health)

Martha's Vineyard (oh) and set 2, noun (oh)


Martha's Vineyard (oh)



an island off the coast of the state of Massachusetts in the northeast of the US, south of Cape Cod. It is popular with writers and artists, and with tourists in the summer.

set 2, noun (oh)



2 W1S1 n
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1 ?group of things?
2 ?Television/Radio?
3 ?Film?
4 ?theatre/Film stage?
5 ?sport?
6 ?people?
7 the set of somebody's face/jaw/shoulders etc
8 ?Music?
9 ?maths?
10 ?students?
11 ?onion?
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[Sense: 1-2, 5-6, 8-10; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: sette, from Latin secta; SECT]
[Sense: 3-4, 7, 11; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: SET1]
?GROUP OF THINGS?
[C] a group of similar things that belong together or are related in some way
set of
::a set of tools
::We face a new set of problems.
::The older generation have a different set of values.
::a chess set
?Television/Radio?
[C] a Television, or a piece of equipment for receiving Radio signals
::a colour Television set
?Film?
[C] a place where a Film or Television programme is filmed
on set/on the set
::Cruise met Kidman on the set of 'Days of Thunder'.
?THEATRE/Film STAGE?
[C] the scenery, furniture etc used on a stage in a play or in the place where a Film or Television show is being made
?SPORT?
[C] one part of a game such as tennis or Volleyball
::Sampras won the second set 6 - 4.
?PEOPLE?
[singular] a group of people who are similar in some way and spend time together socially
::a favourite meeting place of the smart set (=rich and fashionable people)
::Val got in with a wild set at college.
-see also jet set
the set of sb's face/jaw/shoulders etc
the expression on your face or the way you hold your body, which tells people how you are feeling
the set of somebody's face/jaw/shoulders etc of
::From the set of her shoulders it was clear that Sue was exhausted.
::the hard set of his face
?Music?
[C] a performance by a singer, band, or disc jockey
::Sasha performed a 3-hour set.
?MATHS?
[C] technical a group of numbers, shapes etc in mathematics
::The set (x, y) has two members.
?STUDENTS?
[C] BrE a group of children who are taught a particular school subject together because they have the same level of ability in that subject
-synonym stream stream
top/bottom etc set
::Adam's in the top set for maths.
?ONION?
[C] a small onion that you plant in order to grow bigger ones
::onion sets