set off vs foreground

set off is not a noun while foreground is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
foreground	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foreground is a hyponym of set off; that is, foreground is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than set off:

Other hyponyms of set off include pick up, highlight, play up, spotlight, raise.

set off (noun)	foreground (noun)
	(computer science) a window for an active application
	the part of a scene that is near the viewer

set off (verb)	foreground (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
set in motion or cause to begin
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
provoke or stir up
put in motion or move to act
depart for someplace
make up for