Net vs. Screen

Netnoun

A mesh of string, cord or rope.

Netnoun

A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

Netnoun

A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

Netnoun

Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

Netnoun

(by extension) A trap.

Netnoun

(geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.

Netnoun

A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.

Netnoun

(electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.

Netnoun

(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

Netnoun

A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

Netnoun

The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).

Netnoun

The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

Netverb

(transitive) To catch by means of a net.

Netverb

To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.

Netverb

To enclose or cover with a net.

Netverb

To score (a goal).

Netverb

(tennis) To hit the ball into the net.

Netverb

To form network or netting; to knit.

Netverb

(transitive) To receive as profit.

Netverb

(transitive) To yield as profit for.

Netverb

To fully hedge a position.

Netadjective

(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.

Netadjective

Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.

Netadjective

Remaining after expenses or deductions.

Netadjective

Final; end.

Netadverb

After expenses or deductions.

Netnoun

A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.

Netnoun

Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.

Netnoun

Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.

Netnoun

A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.

Netnoun

A network.

Netnoun

The internet; - usually the net; as, I found it on the net.

Netverb

To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.

Netverb

To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

Netverb

To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

Netverb

To form network or netting; to knit.

Netverb

To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Netadjective

Without spot; pure; shining.

Netadjective

Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.

Netadjective

Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.

Netnoun

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Netnoun

a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

Netnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Netnoun

a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

Netnoun

game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

Netnoun

an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Netverb

make as a net profit;

Netverb

yield as a net profit;

Netverb

construct or form a web, as if by weaving

Netverb

catch with a net;

Netadjective

remaining after all deductions;

Netadjective

conclusive in a process or progression;

Netnoun

a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals

Netnoun

a piece of net supported by a frame at the end of a handle, used for catching fish or insects.

Netnoun

the total amount of fish caught in one session or expedition

Netnoun

a structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey

Netnoun

a net supported on a cord between two posts to divide the playing area in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

Netnoun

a strip of ground enclosed by a net, for batting and bowling practice

Netnoun

a safety net

Netnoun

a fine fabric with a very open weave

Netnoun

net curtains.

Netnoun

a means of catching someone; a trap

Netnoun

a means of selecting or securing someone or something

Netnoun

a communications or broadcasting network, especially of maritime radio

Netnoun

a network of interconnected computers

Netnoun

the Internet

Netverb

catch (a fish or other animal) with a net

Netverb

fish with nets in (a river)

Netverb

acquire or obtain in a skilful way

Netverb

(in sport) hit (a ball) into the net; score (a goal)

Netverb

cover with a net

Netverb

acquire (a sum of money) as clear profit

Netverb

return (profit or income) for (someone)

Netverb

exclude a non-net amount, such as tax, when making a calculation, in order to reduce the amount left to a net sum

Netadjective

(of an amount, value, or price) remaining after the deduction of tax or other contributions

Netadjective

(of a weight) excluding that of the packaging.

Netadjective

(of a score in golf) adjusted to take account of a player's handicap.

Netadjective

remaining after all factors have been taken into account; overall

Screennoun

A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

Screennoun

A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.

Screennoun

A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.

Screennoun

The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.

Screennoun

The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.

Screennoun

One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.

Screennoun

(computer) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.

Screennoun

(basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

Screennoun

(baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects

Screennoun

(cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.

Screennoun

(printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.

Screennoun

(nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.

Screennoun

(architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.

Screennoun

(genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.

Screennoun

A large scarf.

Screenverb

To filter by passing through a screen.

Screenverb

To shelter or conceal.

Screenverb

To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.

Screenverb

To present publicly (on the screen).

Screenverb

To fit with a screen.

Screenverb

(medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

Screenverb

To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.

Screennoun

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen.

Screennoun

A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.

Screennoun

A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.

Screennoun

A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.

Screennoun

An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.

Screennoun

a netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while excluding insects.

Screennoun

The surface of an electronic device, as a television set or computer monitor, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen are also used, as in flat-panel displays.

Screennoun

The motion-picture industry; motion pictures.

Screenverb

To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.

Screenverb

To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.

Screenverb

to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate them into groups or to select one or more for some purpose.

Screennoun

a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

Screennoun

something that keeps things out or hinders sight;

Screennoun

display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created

Screennoun

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;

Screennoun

protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)

Screennoun

a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

Screennoun

a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door;

Screennoun

partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

Screenverb

test or examine for the presence of disease or infection;

Screenverb

examine methodically;

Screenverb

examine in order to test suitability;

Screenverb

project onto a screen for viewing;

Screenverb

prevent from entering;

Screenverb

separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

Screenverb

protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm