Entry Word: ¹net

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals <the basketball didn't go into the basket, it just hit the net>

Synonyms mesh, netting, network

Related Words web, webbing; grille (also grill), lattice, screen, screening; filigree, lace

2 a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise <a fish caught in the net> — see trap 1
3 something that catches and holds <caught in a net of intrigues> — see web 1