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Word entry · 3 letters

net

Best crossword clue

"Mesh material"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /nɛt/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted entStarts with NEnds with T12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Mesh, trap, clear amount, or result after deductions.

Word origin

From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”), from Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to knot, turn, twist”).

Used in a sentence

  • a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net
  • The nets have to be checked to make sure that they are not tangled up and therefore useless, and the carcasses of the dead sharks are removed.
  • Petri net

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Mesh material3 letters
02After-tax amount3 letters
03Amount after taxes3 letters
04Final amount after costs3 letters
05Fishing mesh3 letters
06Goal backing3 letters
07Goal frame webbing3 letters
08Goalie's barrier3 letters

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