net.
net (mesh)
Meaning & usage
net (mesh)
net (device for catching and trapping)
television channel
omentum, caul
a network, especially the Internet
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
clean, tidy
decent, proper
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.
tidily, neatly
decently, properly
just, nearly, barely
just recently, just now
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.
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