Concrete and Set

Concrete

Concrete adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Usage example: while there was a lot of hand-wringing, no one offered a practical, concrete plan for the energy shortage

Set is a synonym for concrete in solid topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Concrete" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like hardened.

Set

Set adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Usage example: international law has set rules for the treatment of prisoners of war

Concrete is a synonym for set in solid topic. You can use "Concrete" instead the word "Set" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Both words in one sentence

  • Fantastic Ghetto E4's series The Aliens has a similar set up to District 9 with alien refugees living in a slum called Troy behind a gigantic concrete wall.
  • Calvinball Inverted when Grifball became an actual game and developed a concrete, sensible set of rules, most of which somehow involve torturing Grif.
    Source: Calvinball
  • Series / Vikings Comic-Book Time: The only concrete date given on the show is that the first episode is set in 793 AD.
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