inset

Other forms: insets; insetting; insetted

Definitions of inset
  1. noun
    an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
    synonyms: insert
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    types:
    dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront
    a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
    type of:
    artefact, artifact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  2. noun
    a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
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    type of:
    icon, ikon, image, picture
    a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
  3. noun
    a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
    synonyms: gusset
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    type of:
    piece of cloth, piece of material
    a separate part consisting of fabric
Definitions of inset
  1. verb
    set or place in
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    type of:
    enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in
    introduce
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