7o
3 [V] to be located in a
position that is protected, sheltered or partly hidden ( 7AA,
) : The little town
nestles snugly at the foot of the hill &^/h««£/hLij®PTo nestling /'nestlirj/ noun
a bird that is too young to leave the nest Af^H:(ft7^>
net o-w /net/ noun, adj., verb
9 noun 1 [U] a type of
material that is made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together, with
small spaces in between N; N : net curtains N Bg 4? 7
—
see also fishnet, netting 2 [C] (especially in
compounds a piece of net used for
a particular purpose,
such as catching fish or covering sth H
ft W N: fishing nets ji. N o a mosquito net
{= used to protect you from mosquitoes) ipfe — see also HAIRNET, safety net 3 the net [sing.] (in
sports
4 the net [sing.] (in
tennis, etc. Nft^) the
piece of net between the two players that the ball goes over Jfcpsj 5 the Net (informal) = Internet IT»T?1 see cast v.,
SLIP V., SPREAD V.
madj. (BrE also nett) 1 [usually before
noun] a net amount of money is the amount that remains when nothing
more is to be taken away (ft; ££ (ft: a net profit of £500 * 500 ^ H (ft
M P O net income/earnings (= after tax has been paid) it&A
—compare gross adj.[ 1) 2 [only before
noun] the
net weight of sth is the weight without its container or the material it
is wrapped in : 450gms net weight Jr 450 ,%
—
compare gross adj.{ 1) 3 [only before noun] final, after
all
the important facts have been included JR ft (ft; JR £&(ft: The
net result is that small shopkeepers are being forced out of business, ft
^Ji/fr 0 Aft T.iAA ff ik o 0 Canada is now a substantial net importer
of medicines (= it imports more than it exports). jjp^ASH &ASo 0 a net gain^ ft► net adv. ; a
salary of $50 000 net * 5 Jj
tl (ft ft §r A O Interest on the investment will be paid net (=
tax will already have been taken away). K^(ft f>JS $.ft (ft
—
compare gross adv.
u verb (-tt-) [VN] 1 to earn
an amount of money as a profit after you have paid tax on it ; $4#: The sale
of paintings netted £17000. ^0^# 17 000 2
to
catch sth, especially fish,
in a net ft («]}§ jg ( ) 3 to
catch sb or obtain sth in a
skilful way ( 1 iffij: A swoop by customs officers netted a large
quantity of drugs. -ft A AS A ££ lift, ^t^AHHnno 4 {especially BrE) to kick or hit a ball
into the goal ( ) S§
xmi, mxsm pm SCORE: He has
netted 21 goals so far this season. Bit
A 21 $c0 5
to
cover sth with a net or
nets ft NHH net-ball
/‘netborl/
noun [U] a game played by two teams of seven players, especially women
or girls. Players score by throwing a ball through a high net hanging from a
ring on a post. ( £7 )
,net
'curtain (BrE) noun a very thin curtain
that you hang at a window, which allows light to enter but stops people outside
from being able to see inside N Bit
nether /'ne5a(r)/ adj. [only before noun] (literary
or
humorous) lower $£ {\& (ft ; T A (ft : a person’s nether
regions (=
their genitals) AWTlt the neth-er-world /'ne6aw3:ld; NAmE 'ne6arw3:rld/ noun [sing.] {literary) the world of the dead Pfj|a]; Kft;
iffeM Pm HELL
neti-quette /'netiket/
noun [U] {informal, humorous) the rules of correct
or polite behaviour among people using the Internet
neti-zen /'netizn/
noun
{informal, humorous) a
person who uses the Internet a lot p«J ^; N ft; N B.
'Net surfer noun = surfer(2) nett adj. (BrE) = net adj.
net-ting
/'netirj/
noun [U] material that is
made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together, with spaces in between
N; [«J 4£4t $4: wire netting & i§ N net-tie /'netl/ noun, verb
a noun (also 'stinging nettle) a wild plant with
leaves
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that have pointed edges,
are covered in fine hairs and sting if you touch them IT»1W1 see grasp v.
—
verb [usually passive] {informal,
especially BrE) to make sb
slightly angry HTl annoy : [VN] My
remarks clearly nettled her. W ft & 7 <, [also
VN
that]
nettle-rash /'netlraej/ noun [u] = urticaria net-tie-some /'netlsam/ adj. {especially NAmE) causing trouble or
difficulty ) (ft; $$7(ft; tel
AW
net-WOrk
0-w /'netw3:k;
NAmE -W3:rk/ noun,
verb mnoun 1 a complicated system of roads, lines, tubes, nerves,
etc. that cross each other and are connected to each other Wl ; N %
fit: a ra.il/road/canal network / isM N O a network
of veins fl* £#
2 a closely connected group of people,
companies, etc. that exchange information, etc. A fk N ; A P7 N ;
( ;^Sa communications/
distribution network ?I f it / ft- N O a
network of friends HAN 3 {computing if) a number of
computers and other devices that are connected together so that equipment and
information can be shared ( ) N
:
The office network allows users to share files and software, and to use a
central printer. ftft-i[N£#if:ft A
-see
also LAN,
WAN
4 a group of radio or television stations in different places that are
connected and that broadcast the same programmes at the same time ftf fttl N:
the four big US television networks It |I| P3 A ft71 N ITOn see OLD BOY
—
verb 1 [VN] {computing if) to connect a
number of computers and other devices together so that equipment and
information can be shared # • • ■
2
[VN] to broadcast a television or radio
programme on stations in several different areas at the same time KfS
3
[V] to try to
meet and talk to people who may be useful to you in your work HalI# A ^: Conferences
are a good place to network.
J&Ao
net-work-ing
/'netw3:kirj;
NAmE -W3irk-/ noun [U] a system of
trying to meet and talk to other people who may be useful to you in your work AP7
N neur al /'njoaral; NAmE 'nural/ adj. {technical A ft) connected with a
nerve or the nervous system # ^ W; ^ W: neural processes # £5
fk it W ft
neural gia /njua'raekfta; NAmE nu'r-/ noun [U] {medical |£) a sharp pain felt
along a nerve, especially in the head or face ( AtsAoPJcffinP ) ► neur-al-gic
/njua'raeld3ik; NAmE nu'r-/ adj.
.neural
'network (also .neural ’net) noun (computing if) a system with a
structure which is similar to the human brain and nervous system # neur as the nia /.njuaras'0i:nia; NAmE .nuras-/ noun [U] {old-fashioned) a condition in which
sb feels tired and depressed over a long period of time Ifgti neuro- /'njuarau; NAmE 'nurou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives
and adverbs
connected with the nerves # H fk tH W A (ft : neuroscience O a neurosurgeon #^I74E^
neuro-linguistic
programming /.njuaraulir)- .gwistik 'praugraemirj; NAmE .nuroulirj.gwistik
'prou- graemii)/ {abbr. NLP) noun [U] {psychology 7') a technique that
people use to help themselves or others think in a more positive way, and which
uses neurolinguistics as its basis #£5ft^
neuro-lin-guis-tics/.njuaraulirj'gwistiks; NAmE.nurou-/ noun [U] {psychology 7) the study of the
way the human brain processes language #^5ftW^ neuro logic al /(njuara'lnd3ikl; NAmE
,nura'la:d3-/ adj. relating to nerves or
to the science of neurology
^
W : neurological damage #££
neurologist /njua‘rDlad3ist; NAmE nu'rarl-/ noun a doctor who studies
and treats diseases of the nerves