inset
inset Lexical Profile
inset Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small picture, map, or diagram printed within the borders of a larger one to show greater detail or an outlying area.
"The road atlas includes an inset of the downtown metropolitan area in the upper corner."
A piece of material, such as fabric, wood, or metal, set or sewn into a larger surface or garment for decoration or reinforcement.
"The vintage silk dress was designed with a delicate lace inset along the neckline."
• adjective
Set in from the outer edge or surface, or fitted within a larger surrounding frame or space.
"The kitchen features sleek cabinetry with inset lighting underneath the shelves."
• verb
To put, fix, or set something into a surface or within the border of a larger object.
"The jeweler carefully inset three small sapphires into the platinum band."
• Rhymes for inset
Word Origin & Etymology
Dating back to Old English 'insettan', meaning 'to institute or appoint', the word was later re-formed in Middle English from 'in' and 'set' with the literal sense of placing one thing inside another.