ting — bat·ting; blet·ting; blot·ting·ly; chat·ting·ly; cut·ting·ly; fit·ting·ly; fit·ting·ness; for·get·ting·ly; fret·ting·ly; glut·ting·ly; hun·ting·don; hun·ting·don·shire; hun·ting·ton s; hus·ting; jot·ting; knit·ting; lag·ting; menin·ting;… … English syllables
net´ter — net1 «neht», noun, verb, net|ted, net|ting, adjective. –n. 1. an open fabric made of string, cord, thread, or hair, knotted together in such a way as to leave large or small holes regularly arranged. A fish net is used for catching fish. A… … Useful english dictionary
net — I [[t]nɛt[/t]] n. v. net•ted, net•ting 1) tex a fabric consisting of a uniform open mesh made by weaving, twisting, knotting, crocheting, etc 2) a bag or other contrivance of such fabric, for catching fish or other animals: a butterfly net[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
net — abio·ge·net·ic; ace·to·phe·net·i·dide; ace·to·phe·net·i·din; ac·ro·pho·net·ic; ad·i·po·ge·net·ic; aero·mag·net·ic; age·net·ic; aki·net·ic; al·ka·net; al·lo·ge·net·ic; an·te·cab·i·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic;… … English syllables
drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… … Useful english dictionary
gill net — noun a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun Etymology: gill (III) : a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to … Useful english dictionary
drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
gill-net — gill net, a net, suspended vertically in the water, to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through. gill net «GIHL NEHT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to catch fish by means of a gill net … Useful english dictionary
be|net — «bih NEHT», transitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to enclose in or as if in a net; ensnare … Useful english dictionary