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inset

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Verb

  1. To set in; infix or implant.
  2. To insert something.
  3. To add an inset to something.

Noun

  1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
  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.
  5. An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.

Adjective

  1. Having been inset.

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