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NOUN (1)

1. device for resetting instruments or controls;


VERB (3)

1. set anew;
- Example: "They re-set the date on the clock"

2. set to zero;
- Example: "reset instruments and dials"

3. adjust again after an initial failure;
[syn: readjust, reset]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t. To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reset \Re"set\ (r?"s?t), n. 1. The act of resetting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.] (Scots Law) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reset \Re*set"\, v. t. (Scots Law) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. [1913 Webster] We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

reset n 1: device for resetting instruments or controls v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" 2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials" 3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset]