inset
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.set/us/ˈɪn.set/somethingpositionedwithin alargerobject:
嵌入物Themaphas an inset(= asmallextramap)in thetopcornerthatshowsthecitycentrein moredetail.
Thelongblackwoolcoathasgoldsatininsets alongitsback andsleeves.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- cram
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- insertion
- interlace
- interpolation
- interposition
- intersperse
- lodge
- reinsertion
- rethread
- shoehorn
- squash
- stick
- stuck
- wedge
inset
adjective
uk/ɪnˈset/us/ɪnˈset/(of anobject) having somethingpositionedwithin it:
Heboughther agoldnecklaceinsetwithrubies.
Thelargemullionedwindowinsetwithheraldicglassappearsto be early 16thcentury.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- cram
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- insertion
- interlace
- interpolation
- interposition
- intersperse
- lodge
- reinsertion
- rethread
- shoehorn
- squash
- stick
- stuck
- wedge
inset
verb[T,usually passive]
uk/ɪnˈset/us/ɪnˈset/topositionsomething within alargerobject:
Smalllightswere inset into thesideof thestairtreads.
When thelensis inset inside thefixture, thelightisdirectedwhere it isneeded.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- cram
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- insertion
- interlace
- interpolation
- interposition
- intersperse
- lodge
- reinsertion
- rethread
- shoehorn
- squash
- stick
- stuck
- wedge