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1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A set piece is an occasion such as a battle or a move in a game of football that is planned and carried out in an ordered way. □  Guerrillas avoid fighting set-piece battles.

2 N‑COUNT A set piece is a part of a film, novel, or piece of music which has a strong dramatic effect and which is often not an essential part of the main story. □  …the film's martial arts set pieces.

sett /se t/ (setts ) N‑COUNT A sett is the place where a badger lives.

set|tee /setiː / (settees ) N‑COUNT A settee is a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, which two or more people can sit on.

set|ter /se tə ^r / (setters ) N‑COUNT A setter is a long-haired dog that can be trained to show hunters where birds and animals are.

set|ting /se t I ŋ/ (settings )

1 N‑COUNT A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place. □ [+ for ] Rome is the perfect setting for romance.

2 N‑COUNT A setting is one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a cooker, stove, or heater can be adjusted. □  You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.

3 N‑COUNT A table setting is the complete set of equipment that one person needs to eat a meal, including knives, forks, spoons, and glasses.

set|tle ◆◆◇ /se t ^ə l/ (settles , settling , settled )

1 VERB If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do. □ [V n] They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation. □ [V n] Tomorrow's vote is unlikely to settle the question of who will replace their leader.

2 VERB If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle , they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing. □ [V n] In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution. □ [V ] She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court. □ [V + with ] His company settled with the authorities by paying a $200 million fine.

3 VERB If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe. □ [V n] I settled the bill for my coffee. □ [V + with ] They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.

4 VERB [usu passive] If something is settled , it has all been decided and arranged. □ [be V -ed] As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled.

5 VERB When people settle a place or in a place, or when a government settles them there, they start living there permanently. □ [V prep/adv] Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems. □ [V n] Thirty-thousand-million dollars is needed to settle the refugees. [Also V n prep/adv, V ]

6 VERB If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable. □ [V pron-refl prep/adv] Albert settled himself on the sofa. □ [V prep/adv] Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.

7 VERB If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still. □ [V prep/adv] A black dust settled on the walls. □ [V ] Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded. □ [V n] Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.

8 VERB If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time. □ [V + on/upon ] The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.

9 VERB When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above. □ [V + on ] Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.

10 → see also settled

11when the dust settles → see dust