net

Meaning

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
2. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
5. A trap.
6. Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
7. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
8. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
9. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
10. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
11. The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

network

web

spider’s web

cleanly cut

hunting net

fish net

net profit after taxation

information network

net bag

computer network

scoop net

radio net

mosquito curtain

scoop-net

mosquito bar

form into a net

bride’s veil

catch fish

rope-net

fishing-net

go fishing

network of communication

make clear

data network

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛt/

From Middle English nett, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Cognate with West Frisian net, Low German Nett, Dutch net, German Netz, Danish net, Swedish nät.