Rent A Center Bedroom Sets

Rent

As noun

a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property

a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc

Economics

the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production; the yield from a piece of land or real estate

profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production

Obsolete

revenue or income

As verb (used with object)

to grant the possession and enjoyment of (property, machinery, etc

) in return for the payment of rent from the tenant or lessee

(often followed by out)

to take and hold (property, machinery, etc

) in return for the payment of rent to the landlord or owner

As verb (used without object)

to be leased or let for rent:This apartment rents cheaply

to lease or let property

to take possession of and use property by paying rent:She rents from a friend

As Idioms

for rent, available to be rented, as a home or store:an apartment for rent

A

As noun, plural A's or As, a's or as

the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel

any spoken sound represented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small

something having the shape of an A

a written or printed representation of the letter A or a

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a

As Idioms

from A to Z, from beginning to end; thoroughly; completely:He knows the Bible from A to Z

not know from A to B, to know nothing; be ignorant

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Center

As noun

Geometry

the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices

a point, pivot, axis, etc

, around which anything rotates or revolves:The sun is the center of the solar system

the source of an influence, action, force, etc

:the center of a problem

a point, place, person, etc

, upon which interest, emotion, etc

, focuses:His family is the center of his life

a principal point, place, or object:a shipping center

a building or part of a building used as a meeting place for a particular group or having facilities for certain activities:a youth center; The company has a complete recreation center in the basement

an office or other facility providing a specific service or dealing with a particular emergency:a flood-relief center; a crisis center

a person, thing, group, etc

, occupying the middle position, especially a body of troops

the core or middle of anything:chocolate candies with fruit centers

a store or establishment devoted to a particular subject or hobby, carrying supplies, materials, tools, and books as well as offering guidance and advice:a garden center; a nutrition center

shopping center

(usually initial capital letter) Government

the part of a legislative assembly, especially in continental Europe, that sits in the center of the chamber, a position customarily assigned to members of the legislature who hold political views intermediate between those of the Right and Left

the members of such an assembly who sit in the Center

the political position of persons who hold moderate views

politically moderate persons, taken collectively; Centrists; middle-of-the-roaders: Unfortunately, his homeland has always lacked a responsible Center

Football

a lineman who occupies a position in the middle of the line and who puts the ball into play by tossing it between his legs to a back

the position played by this lineman

Basketball

a player who participates in a center jump

the position of the player in the center of the court, where the center jump takes place at the beginning of play

Ice Hockey

a player who participates in a face-off at the beginning of play

Baseball

center field

Physiology

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific organic process:the vasomotor center

Mathematics

the mean position of a figure or system

the set of elements of a group that commute with every element of the group

Machinery

a tapered rod, mounted in the headstock spindle (live center) or the tailstock spindle (dead center) of a lathe, upon which the work to be turned is placed

one of two similar points on some other machine, as a planing machine, enabling an object to be turned on its axis

a tapered indentation, in a piece to be turned on a lathe, into which a center is fitted

As verb (used with object)

to place in or on a center:She centered the clock on the mantelpiece

to collect to or around a center; focus:He centered his novel on the Civil War

to determine or mark the center of:A small brass star centered the tabletop

to adjust, shape, or modify (an object, part, etc

) so that its axis or the like is in a central or normal position:to center the lens of a telescope; to center the work on a lathe

to place (an object, part, etc

) so as to be equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas

Football

snap (def )

to pass (a basketball, hockey puck, etc

) from any place along the periphery toward the middle of the playing area

As verb (used without object)

to be at or come to a center

to come to a focus; converge; concentrate (followed by at, about, around, in, or on):The interest of the book centers specifically on the character of the eccentric hero

Political power in the town centers in the position of mayor

to gather or accumulate in a cluster; collect (followed by at, about, around, in, or on):Shops and municipal buildings center around the city square

As Idioms

on center, from the centerline or midpoint of a structural member, an area of a plan, etc

, to that of a similar member, area, etc

:The studs are set inches on center

Abbreviation: o

c

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Also, especially British, centre

Bedroom

As noun

a room furnished and used for sleeping

As adjective

concerned mainly with love affairs or sex:The movie is a typical bedroom comedy

sexually inviting; amorous:bedroom eyes

inhabited largely by commuters:a bedroom community

Sets

As verb (used with object), set, setting

to put (something or someone) in a particular place:to set a vase on a table

to place in a particular position or posture:Set the baby on his feet

to place in some relation to something or someone:We set a supervisor over the new workers

to put into some condition:to set a house on fire

to put or apply:to set fire to a house

to put in the proper position:to set a chair back on its feet

to put in the proper or desired order or condition for use:to set a trap

to distribute or arrange china, silver, etc

, for use on (a table):to set the table for dinner

to place (the hair, especially when wet) on rollers, in clips, or the like, so that the hair will assume a particular style

to put (a price or value) upon something:He set $ as the right amount for the car

The teacher sets a high value on neatness

to fix the value of at a certain amount or rate; value:He set the car at $

She sets neatness at a high value

to post, station, or appoint for the purpose of performing some duty:to set spies on a person

to determine or fix definitely:to set a time limit

to resolve or decide upon:to set a wedding date

to cause to pass into a given state or condition:to set one's mind at rest; to set a prisoner free

to direct or settle resolutely or wishfully:to set one's mind to a task

to present as a model; place before others as a standard:to set a good example

to establish for others to follow:to set a fast pace

to prescribe or assign, as a task

to adjust (a mechanism) so as to control its performance

to adjust the hands of (a clock or watch) according to a certain standard:I always set my watch by the clock in the library

to adjust (a timer, alarm of a clock, etc

) so as to sound when desired:He set the alarm for seven o'clock

to fix or mount (a gem or the like) in a frame or setting

to ornament or stud with gems or the like:a bracelet set with pearls

to cause to sit; seat:to set a child in a highchair

to put (a hen) on eggs to hatch them

to place (eggs) under a hen or in an incubator for hatching

to place or plant firmly:to set a flagpole in concrete

to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the face, muscles, etc

to fix at a given point or calibration:to set the dial on an oven; to set a micrometer

to tighten (often followed by up):to set nuts well up

to cause to take a particular direction:to set one's course to the south

Surgery

to put (a broken or dislocated bone) back in position

(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of (game) by standing stiffly and pointing with the muzzle

Music

to fit, as words to music

to arrange for musical performance

to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments

Theater

to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc

, on (a stage) for an act or scene

to prepare (a scene) for dramatic performance

Nautical

to spread and secure (a sail) so as to catch the wind

Printing

to arrange (type) in the order required for printing

to put together types corresponding to (copy); compose in type: to set an article

Baking

to put aside (a substance to which yeast has been added) in order that it may rise

to change into curd:to set milk with rennet

to cause (glue, mortar, or the like) to become fixed or hard

to urge, goad, or encourage to attack:to set the hounds on a trespasser

Bridge

to cause (the opposing partnership or their contract) to fall short:We set them two tricks at four spades

Only perfect defense could set four spades

to affix or apply, as by stamping:The king set his seal to the decree

to fix or engage (a fishhook) firmly into the jaws of a fish by pulling hard on the line once the fish has taken the bait

to sharpen or put a keen edge on (a blade, knife, razor, etc

) by honing or grinding

to fix the length, width, and shape of (yarn, fabric, etc

)

Carpentry

to sink (a nail head) with a nail set

to bend or form to the proper shape, as a saw tooth or a spring

to bend the teeth of (a saw) outward from the blade alternately on both sides in order to make a cut wider than the blade itself

As verb (used without object), set, setting

to pass below the horizon; sink:The sun sets early in winter

to decline; wane

to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance or the muscles

(of the hair) to be placed temporarily on rollers, in clips, or the like, in order to assume a particular style:Long hair sets more easily than short hair

to become firm, solid, or permanent, as mortar, glue, cement, or a dye, due to drying or physical or chemical change

to sit on eggs to hatch them, as a hen

to hang or fit, as clothes

to begin to move; start (usually followed by forth, out, off, etc

)

(of a flower's ovary) to develop into a fruit

(of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game

to have a certain direction or course, as a wind, current, or the like

Nautical

(of a sail) to be spread so as to catch the wind

Printing

(of type) to occupy a certain width:This copy sets to forty picas

Nonstandard

sit:Come in and set a spell

As noun

the act or state of setting or the state of being set

a collection of articles designed for use together:a set of china; a chess set

a collection, each member of which is adapted for a special use in a particular operation:a set of golf clubs; a set of carving knives

a number, group, or combination of things of similar nature, design, or function:a set of ideas

a series of volumes by one author, about one subject, etc

a number, company, or group of persons associated by common interests, occupations, conventions, or status:a set of murderous thieves; the smart set

the fit, as of an article of clothing:the set of his coat

fixed direction, bent, or inclination:The set of his mind was obvious

bearing or carriage:the set of one's shoulders

the assumption of a fixed, rigid, or hard state, as by mortar or glue

the arrangement of the hair in a particular style:How much does the beauty parlor charge for a shampoo and set?

a plate for holding a tool or die

an apparatus for receiving radio or television programs; receiver

Philately

a group of stamps that form a complete series

Tennis

a unit of a match, consisting of a group of not fewer than six games with a margin of at least two games between the winner and loser:He won the match in straight sets of –, –, –

a construction representing a place or scene in which the action takes place in a stage, motion-picture, or television production

Machinery

the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions

a permanent deformation or displacement of an object or part

a tool for giving a certain form to something, as a saw tooth

a chisel having a wide blade for dividing bricks

Horticulture

a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for planting

Dance

the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like

a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like

Music

a group of pieces played by a band, as in a night club, and followed by an intermission

the period during which these pieces are played

Bridge

a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract:Our being vulnerable made the set even more costly

Nautical

the direction of a wind, current, etc

the form or arrangement of the sails, spars, etc

, of a vessel

suit (def )

Psychology

a temporary state of an organism characterized by a readiness to respond to certain stimuli in a specific way

Mining

a timber frame bracing or supporting the walls or roof of a shaft or stope

Carpentry

nail set

Mathematics

a collection of objects or elements classed together

Printing

the width of a body of type

sett (def )

As adjective

fixed or prescribed beforehand:a set time; set rules

specified; fixed:The hall holds a set number of people

deliberately composed; customary:set phrases

fixed; rigid:a set smile

resolved or determined; habitually or stubbornly fixed:to be set in one's opinions

completely prepared; ready:Is everyone set?

As interjection

(in calling the start of a race):Ready! Set! Go! Also, get set!

As Verb phrases

set about, to begin on; start

to undertake; attempt

to assault; attack

set against, to cause to be hostile or antagonistic

to compare or contrast: The advantages must be set against the disadvantages

set ahead, to set to a later setting or time:Set your clocks ahead one hour

set apart, to reserve for a particular purpose

to cause to be noticed; distinguish: Her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters

set aside, to put to one side; reserve: The clerk set aside the silver brooch for me

to dismiss from the mind; reject

to prevail over; discard; annul: to set aside a verdict

set back, to hinder; impede

to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show an earlier time: When your plane gets to California, set your watch back two hours

to reduce to a lower setting: Set back the thermostat before you go to bed

set by, to save or keep for future use

set down, to write or to copy or record in writing or printing

to consider; estimate: to set someone down as a fool

to attribute; ascribe: to set a failure down to bad planning

to put in a position of rest on a level surface

to humble or humiliate

to land an airplane: We set down in a heavy fog

(in horse racing) to suspend (a jockey) from competition because of some offense or infraction of the rules

set forth, to give an account of; state; describe: He set forth his theory in a scholarly report

to begin a journey; start: Columbus set forth with three small ships

set in, to begin to prevail; arrive: Darkness set in

(of winds or currents) to blow or flow toward the shore

set off, to cause to become ignited or to explode

to begin; start

to intensify or improve by contrast

to begin a journey or trip; depart

set on, Also, set upon

to attack or cause to attack: to set one's dog on a stranger

to instigate; incite: to set a crew to mutiny

set out, to begin a journey or course: to set out for home

to undertake; attempt: He set out to prove his point

to design; plan: to set out a pattern

to define; describe: to set out one's arguments

to plant: to set out petunias and pansies

to lay out (the plan of a building) in actual size at the site

to lay out (a building member or the like) in actual size

set to, to make a vigorous effort; apply oneself to work; begin

to begin to fight; contend

set up, to put upright; raise

to put into a high or powerful position

to construct; assemble; erect

to be assembled or made ready for use: exercise equipment that sets up in a jiffy

to inaugurate; establish

to enable to begin in business; provide with means

Informal

to make a gift of; treat, as to drinks

Informal

to stimulate; elate

to propound; plan; advance

to bring about; cause

to become firm or hard, as a glue or cement: a paint that sets up within five minutes

to lead or lure into a dangerous, detrimental, or embarrassing situation, as by deceitful prearrangement or connivance

to entrap or frame, as an innocent person in a crime or a criminal suspect in a culpable circumstance in order to achieve an arrest

to arrange the murder or execution of: His partner set him up with the mob

Bridge

to establish (a suit): to set up spades

As Idioms

all set, Informal

in readiness; prepared:They were at the starting line and all set to begin

set forward, to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show a later time:When your plane lands in New York, set your watch forward two hours

set one's face against

face (def )

set store by

store (def )