Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reset

1 sense of reset

Sense 1
reset -- (device for resetting instruments or controls)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reset

3 senses of reset

Sense 1
reset -- (set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock")
       => specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")

Sense 2
reset -- (set to zero; "reset instruments and dials")
       => set -- (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments")

Sense 3
readjust, reset -- (adjust again after an initial failure)
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")