Main Entry:: ¹net
Pronunciation:: \ˈnet\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b: something made of net: as (1): a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2): a fabric barricade which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play (3): the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey) 2: an entrapping device or situation <caught in the net of suspicious circumstances>3: something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)4 a: a group of communications stations operating under unified control b: network 45often capitalized : internet

— net·less

\-ləs\ adjective

— net·like

\-ˌlīk\ adjective

— net·ty

\ˈne-tē\ adjective

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