Synonyms: internet, cyberspace, net
Definition: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Similar words: computer network
Definition: (computer science) a network of computers
Synonyms: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
Definition: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Similar words: fabric, material, cloth, textile
Definition: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Usage: the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent; woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC; she measured off enough material for a dress
Synonyms: net
Definition: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
Similar words: trap
Definition: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Synonyms: net
Definition: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
Similar words: game equipment
Definition: equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
Synonyms: net
Definition: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
Similar words: goal
Definition: game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
Synonyms: earnings, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits, lucre
Definition: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Similar words: income
Definition: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Definition: catch with a net
Usage: net a fish
Similar words: catch, take hold of, grab
Definition: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Usage: Catch the ball!; Grab the elevator door!
Definition: construct or form a web, as if by weaving
Definition: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
Usage: tissue textiles
Synonyms: sack, sack up, net, clear
Definition: make as a net profit
Usage: The company cleared $1 million
Similar words: profit, gain, benefit
Definition: derive a benefit from
Usage: She profited from his vast experience
Definition: yield as a net profit
Usage: This sale netted me $1 million
Similar words: pay, yield, bear
Definition: bring in
Usage: interest-bearing accounts; How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Definition: conclusive in a process or progression
Usage: the final answer; a last resort; the net result
Similar words: ultimate
Definition: furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
Usage: the ultimate achievement; the ultimate question; man's ultimate destiny; the ultimate insult; one's ultimate goal in life
Definition: remaining after all deductions
Usage: net profit
Similar words: clear
Definition: clear of charges or deductions
Usage: a clear profit
Similar words: take-home
Definition: (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes