Scrabble?! NET

Definitions of NET in various dictionaries:

noun - a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

noun - a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

noun - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

noun - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

noun - game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

noun - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

verb - make as a net profit

verb - yield as a net profit

verb - construct or form a web, as if by weaving

verb - catch with a net

adj - remaining after all deductions

adj - conclusive in a process or progression

An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals.

A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects.

A barrier against flying insects: a mosquito net.

A mesh for holding the hair in place.

Something that entraps; a snare.

A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.

Sports.

A barrier of meshwork cord or rope strung between two posts to divide a court in half, as in tennis and badminton.

A ball that is hit into this meshwork barrier.

The goal in soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.

A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.

A radio, television, or telephone network.

See network (n.

To catch or ensnare in or as if in a net.

To cover, protect, or surround with or as if with a net.

To hit (a ball) into the net.

To make into a net.

Abbr.

Business.

Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses: net profit.

Remaining after tare is deducted: net weight.

Ultimate; final: the net result.

Abbr.

A net amount, as of profit or weight.

The main point; the essence: the net of our discussion.

To bring in or yield as profit.

To clear as profit.

verb - to catch in a net (a type of openwork fabric)