Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To set in; insert.
- transitive verb To furnish with an inset.
- noun Something set in, as.
- noun A small map or illustration set within a larger one.
- noun A leaf or group of pages inserted into a publication.
- noun A piece of material set into a garment as decoration or trim.
- noun An inflow, as of water.
- noun A channel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small picture or diagram inserted within the border of a larger one.
- To set in; infix or implant.
- To add (a leaf or leaves) within the folded sections of a book, or between the sections, as a map, a printed illustration, or an advertisement.
- noun That which is set in; an insertion; specifically, in bookbinding, a leaf or leaves inserted in other leaves previously folded, usually in the center of the folding.
- noun Influx, as of the tide.
- noun Same as
ingate , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To infix.
- noun That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.
- noun (Bookbinding) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding
- noun A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called
offcut . - noun A page or pages of advertisements inserted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
set in;infix orimplant - verb transitive to
insert something - verb transitive to add an inset to something
- noun a smaller thing set into a larger thing; such as a small
picture inside a larger one - noun anything inserted
- noun a small piece of
material used tostrengthen agarment
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb set or place in
- noun a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- noun an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
- noun a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
Etymologies
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Every answer is a seven-letter that includes the letters in the word "inset."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Sure it's a money making business but doing it this way is sort of like saying OK thanks for watching the movie so far - the next bit is in 'inset dead language' and we've got no subtitles so we won't show you, instead you can ask your friend who lives in 'x' to tell you what happens (whatever happens is inconsequential but to find out they'll let you know).
Je Regrette SVGL 2009
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MSNBC PLUGS THE SAME STORY — live shot depicting the blaze from helicopter-car-chase level, with photos of Candy Crowley and Cindy McCain inset and the word “MISSING!” under them.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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MSNBC PLUGS THE SAME STORY — live shot depicting the blaze from helicopter-car-chase level, with photos of Candy Crowley and Cindy McCain inset and the word “MISSING!” under them.
“Weenies” 2008
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The binding is 3/4 red cloth with gold fleur-de-lys, with a cream spine and red title inset on the spine.
2007 August 2007
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Though the face of the ancient woman in the inset was a deep brown, her eyes closed and expressionless, the resemblance between her and the ghost was unmistakable.
Hamlet II: Ophelia’s Revenge David Bergantino 2003
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The inset is a tilted 3-D profile of the structure, which shows the silicon dioxide
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The inset is a tilted 3-D profile of the structure, which shows the silicon dioxide
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The expression shown in the inset is a heuristic developed by the authors of the original Nature article in which they describe a "magic" exponent, beta.
Energy Bulletin - kristinsponsler 2010
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The inset is a tilted 3-D profile of the structure, which shows the silicon dioxide posts.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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