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Sounds | neh'twer.k |
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Rhymes | artwork, Ataturk, beadwork, and 50 more rhymes in erk at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | An interconnected system of things or people. |
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Examples | "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life" |
Synonyms | web |
Narrower | reticulum; espionage network; old boy network; support system |
Broader | system, scheme |
Verbs | network |
Meaning | (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs. |
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Examples | "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" |
Category | broadcasting |
Broader | communication system, communication equipment |
Meaning | An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. |
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Synonyms | net, mesh, meshing, meshwork |
Parts | backbone |
Narrower | chicken wire; gauze, netting, veiling; hairnet; reseau; safety net; save-all; snood; spark arrester, sparker; tulle; wirework, grillwork |
Broader | fabric, cloth, material, textile |
Meaning | A system of intersecting lines or channels. |
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Examples | "a railroad network"; "a network of canals" |
Narrower | grid, reference grid; reseau; reticle, reticule, graticule; reticulation |
Broader | system |
Meaning | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits. |
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Synonyms | electronic network |
Category | electronics |
Narrower | computer network; early warning system; superhighway, information superhighway |
Broader | system |
Adjectives | broadband |
Meaning | Communicate with and within a group. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "You have to network if you want to get a good job" |
Category | computer science, computing |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Nouns | network |