network
Any interconnected group or system.
Noun 2 meanings
Any interconnected group or system.
“A network of roads crisscrossed the country.”
A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
Verb 4 meanings
To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
“Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.”
To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
“If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.”
To interconnect a group or system.
To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
Etymology
From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.
NETWORK at a glance
NETWORK has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + T 1 + W 4 + O 1 + R 1 + K 5) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #984 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with network
All rhymes- WORK11
- YORK11
- FRAMEWORK21
- HOMEWORK20
- ARTWORK14
- FORK11
- PORK10
- PAPERWORK20
- CORK10
- TEAMWORK17
- WOODWORK19
- CLOCKWORK24
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