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insets

insets is the plural of inset.

insets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inset.

Meaning of inset

Noun

inset (plural insets)

  1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
    • a map of the whole state with city maps as insets
  2. Anything inserted.
  3. A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
  4. A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.
    • Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.1998, Andrew Emmerson, Electronic Classics: Collecting, Restoring and Repair, page 99
  5. An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.

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Phrases with insets

Questions about insets

What is insets the plural of?
Insets is the plural of inset.

Words near insets in the dictionary

  1. insessorial
  2. insessors
  3. inset
  4. INSET day
  5. INSET days
  6. insets
  7. insetted
  8. insetter
  9. insetters
  10. insetting
  11. inseverable

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