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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use…
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- (n) a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- (n) a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- (n) the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- (n) a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- (n) game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- (n) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- (v) make as a net profit
- (v) yield as a net profit
- (v) construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- (v) catch with a net
- (adj) remaining after all deductions
- (adj) conclusive in a process or progression
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- While the Net is still not entirely ready for business, the pieces are falling into place.
- The Net is where the money is, and it's the one place that Gates like so many others hasn't left his mark.
- net ball a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball…
- net estate the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses…
- net fish fish with nets
- net income the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation…
- net melon a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green…
- net profit the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation…
- net sales gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances
- net ton a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
- netball a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it…
- nether /ˈnɛ ðər/ ? lower
- nether region (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners…
- netherlander /ˈnɛ ðə lən də/ ? a native or inhabitant of Holland
- netherlands /ˈnɛ ðər ləndz/ ? a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North…
- netherlands antilles a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north…
- netherlands guiana a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved…
- nethermost /ˈnɛ ðə məʊst/ ? farthest down
- netherworld /ˈnɛ ðər ˌwɜrld/ ? (religion) the world of the dead
- netkeeper the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
- netlike /ˈnɛt ˌlaɪk/ ? having open interstices or resembling a web
- netmail communicate electronically on the computer
- netminder the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
- netscape /ˈnɛt ˌskeɪp/ ? a commercial browser
- nett /ˈnɛt/ ? catch with a net