Net
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Remaining after expenses or deductions. Final.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To catch by means of a net. To catch in a trap. To score (a goal). To receive as profit. To fully hedge a position.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A mesh of string, cord or rope. A device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. Anything that has the appearance of such a device. A trap. 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 that polyhedron. A computer network. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc. The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Example sentence: If in 1989 I said, 'I have an idea: Bottle water and sell it. And charge more than a beer,' they would have chased me around with a giant butterfly net. The same with paying to watch a television station.
Web
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to construct or form a webto cover with a web or networkto ensnare or entangleto provide with a web
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.A spider's webAny interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web).The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing. A baseball glove, with a web between the thumb and forefingerA latticed or woven structure.The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail. Profile of flat-bottomed and bullhead railway rail showing the webA fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds.A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
Example sentence: O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!