internet
Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
Noun 4 meanings
Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
“Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.”
Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
Verb 2 meanings
To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
“Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.”
To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
Etymology
The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.
INTERNET at a glance
INTERNET has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #891 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with internet
All rhymesOne letter away
- INTERNED9
- INTERNEE8
- INTERNES8
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