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INSET
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Irregular inflected form: insetting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
Synonyms:
gusset; inset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("inset" is a kind of...):
piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)
Holonyms ("inset" is a part of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Derivation:
inset (set or place in)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
Synonyms:
insert; inset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("inset" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inset"):
dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront (a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt)
Derivation:
inset (set or place in)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("inset" is a kind of...):
icon; ikon; image; picture (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they inset ... he / she / it insets
Past simple: inset /insetted
Past participle: inset /insetted
-ing form: insetting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set or place in
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "inset" is one way to...):
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
inset (a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment)
inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)
