From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
setting
n 1: the context and environment in which something is set; "the
perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: setting,
scene]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
"you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: setting,
background, scope]
3: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place
where a play or movie is enacted [syn: mise en scene,
stage setting, setting]
4: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
or event; "the historical context" [syn: context,
circumstance, setting]
5: the physical position of something; "he changed the setting
on the thermostat"
6: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling
flatware" [syn: place setting, setting]
7: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or
other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in
a plain gold mount" [syn: mount, setting]