Phrase Hound found 67 phrases and 140 compound words that contain nets. The most common are listed below. Open nets in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 67
- safety netsplural of safety net: A large net placed horizontally beneath performing aerialists such as trapeze artists or tightrope walkers, intended to catch a performer who falls and to protect him or her from harm.
- butterfly netsplural of butterfly net: A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species.
- cricket netsplural of cricket net: Any of a set of nets enclosing a cricket pitch for the purpose of practising the game without the need for fielders or wicketkeeper.
- fishing netsplural of fishing net: A net used for fishing.
- ghost netsplural of ghost net: A fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface.
- lift netsplural of lift net: A large mechanically-operated fishing net with a cantilever, left underwater before being raised again to retrieve the catch.
- neural netsplural of neural net: A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the human brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data. (Also called an artificial neural network when neural network is defined as including …
- shark netsplural of shark net: A net erected around a coastal swimming area to stop sharks entering.
- semantic netsplural of semantic net: A semantic network.
- drift netsplural of drift net: A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat.
- gill netsplural of gill net: A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
- mosquito netsplural of mosquito net: A fine net, placed around a bed, in a window opening, etc., to provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects, and the diseases carried by them.
- social safety netsplural of social safety net: A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services.
- Petri netsplural of Petri net: One of several mathematical representations of discrete distributed systems, a 5-tuple (S,T,F,M_0,W)!, where
- torpedo netsplural of torpedo net: A net hung from a ship by means of horizontal booms, designed to cause an attacker's torpedo to explode some distance away from the hull.
- lave netsplural of lave net: A fishing net used for catching salmon
- bow netsplural of bow net: A trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
- Brussels netsplural of Brussels net: A machine-made imitation of Brussels ground.
- cargo netsplural of cargo net: a large square net, made of rope, used to sling cargo into and out of a ship's hold
- cast netsplural of cast net: A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.
- casting netsplural of casting net: A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.
- dip netsplural of dip net: A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch, used for trapping butterflies or individual fish.
- drag-netsplural of drag-net: A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
- drop netsplural of drop net: A fishing net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish.
- garden netsplural of garden net: A net for covering fruit trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.
Compound words 140
- planetsplural of planet: Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- magnetsplural of magnet: A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
- hornetsplural of hornet: Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
- internetsplural of internet: Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best …
- intranetsplural of intranet: A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet.
- netsukeA small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens …
- sonnetsplural of sonnet: A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.
- bassinetsplural of bassinet: A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
- subnetsplural of subnet: The abstraction of a sequence.
- extranetsplural of extranet: A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.