dead set
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The rigid pose a hunting dog assumes when pointing out game to a hunter.
noun
A determined effort.
noun
A pointed and persistent attack on a person.
Example Sentences
- "The judge at the dog show took points off the Irish setter's dead set because its right ear twitched a few times."
- "to be at a dead set"
- "I might not graduate first in my class, but I'll make a dead set at it."
- "The result was that everyone made a dead set on Collins. It was the same in conversation. When he put his head in everyone turned on him. He was roared down unmercifully, with the inevitable result that he lost his temper."
- "If John is dead set on marrying Catherine, his parents' objection will only provoke a falling out."
- "The governor is dead set against the concealed weapons permit legislation and will veto it even if it costs her the re-election."