n. Reversal or arrest of progress; relapse.

n. - position or manner in which a thing is set.

- immediate surroundings of a house etc.

- period, place, etc., of a story, drama, etc.

- frame etc. For a jewel.

- music to which words are set.

- cutlery etc. For one person at a table.

- level at which a machine is set to operate (on a high setting).

n. Person who settles abroad.

adj. & n. - next after sixth.

- one of seven equal parts of a thing. seventhly adv.

- heaven n. State of intense joy.

adj. & n. (pl. -ies) 1 seven times ten.

- symbol for this (70, lxx, lxx).

- (in pl.) Numbers from 70 to 79, esp. The years of a century or of a person's life. seventieth adj. & n. [old english]

—adj. & pron. More than two but not many; a few. —adj. Formal separate or respective (went their several ways). severally adv. [latin separ distinct]

orange n. Bitter orange used for marmalade. [seville in spain]

adj. - neither male nor female.

- lacking sexual desire or attractiveness.

n. Instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used in navigation and surveying for measuring the angular distance of objects by means of mirrors. [latin sextans -ntis sixth part]

—n. - metal loop or link, closed by a bolt, used to connect chains etc.

- fetter for the ankle or wrist.

- (usu. In pl.) Restraint, impediment. —v. (-ling) fetter, impede, restrain. [old english]