Word Games Pro Dictionary

network

noun verb

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

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
N
Ends with
K
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɛtwɜːk

Listen

Audio Pronunciation

Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.

Meaning

Definitions

noun

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

noun

  1. (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

    “the networks compete to broadcast important sports events”

noun

  1. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

noun

  1. a system of intersecting lines or channels

    “a railroad network”

noun

  1. an interconnected system of things or people

    “he owned a network of shops”

verb

  1. communicate with and within a group

    “You have to network if you want to get a good job”

In context

Example Sentences

the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
a railroad network
a network of canals
he owned a network of shops
retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
tangled in a web of cloth
You have to network if you want to get a good job

Similar words

Synonyms

Scroll to Top