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INSET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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) 

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)

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