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set-down

noun

The act of setting down something or someone.

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8
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
N/A

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noun

  1. The act of setting down something or someone.

    “Setdown areas in a factory for materials unloaded from incoming vehicles”

  2. The act of descending onto a surface (of an aircraft or spacecraft).

  3. The humbling of a person by act or words.

  4. A retort or a reproof that has a humbling effect.

  5. A sit-down meal eaten by a tramp; a charitable meal provided to a tramp in the giver's home.

  6. A person’s buttocks.

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Setdown areas in a factory for materials unloaded from incoming vehicles

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