{ "Nethinim":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": servants performing the lowest menial services about an ancient Jewish tabernacle and temple":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Hebrew n\u0115th\u012bn\u012bm , literally, those given":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccnet\u0113\u02c8n\u0113m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055250", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "net":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a device for catching fish, birds, or insects":[], ": a fabric barricade (see barricade entry 2 sense 1a ) which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play":[], ": a group of communications stations operating under unified control":[ "Army radio net" ], ": a net amount, profit, weight, or price":[], ": an entrapping device or situation":[ "caught in the net of suspicious circumstances", "cannot escape the net of circumstances in which he is caught", "\u2014 W. P. Webb" ], ": an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals":[], ": essence , gist":[], ": excluding all nonessential considerations : basic , final":[ "the net result", "net effect" ], ": excluding all tare":[ "net weight" ], ": free from all charges or deductions: such as":[], ": internet":[ "world news on the Net" ], ": network sense 4":[], ": remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss":[ "net earnings", "net worth" ], ": something made of net: such as":[], ": something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)":[ "the net of global communication", "\u2026 the systemic net of restrictions \u2026", "\u2014 John Edgar Wideman" ], ": the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal (see goal sense 2a ) in various games (such as soccer or hockey)":[ "shot the puck into the net" ], ": the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score":[], ": to catch in or as if in a net":[], ": to cover or enclose with or as if with a net":[], ": to cover with or as if with a network":[], ": to get possession of : gain":[], ": to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game":[], ": to produce by way of profit : yield":[], ": to receive by way of profit : clear":[], "\u2014 compare gross":[ "net earnings", "net worth" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The net result of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams." ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb", "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "circa 1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English nett , from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net":"Noun and Verb", "Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French \u2014 more at neat entry 1":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013702", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "net interest":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": pure interest":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162244", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "net-knot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": karyosome":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "net entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082538", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nether":{ "antonyms":[ "higher", "superior", "upper" ], "definitions":{ ": situated down or below : lower":[ "Snakes nested in the nether reaches of the cave." ], ": situated or believed to be situated beneath the earth's surface":[ "captured her and carried her off to the nether world to be his wife", "\u2014 S. V. McCasland" ] }, "examples":[ "skied the nether slope of the mountain", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The antlers suggest a crown, mischievously shifted from head to nether regions. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022", "The inside of the nose remains mysterious to many, and the nasopharynx\u2014 the area way in the back of the nose, up behind the roof of the mouth, is a nether region that few besides otolaryngologists (ear, nose, and throat specialists) approach. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "The lines of the new districting maps look cleaner, not as many straggly fingers reaching into nether regions, but the details are dirtier. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021", "Similarly, both Sun Ra and the Shaggs found their way back from the nether regions of my stacks and into regular rotation once again, each now making more sense than ever. \u2014 Howard Fishman, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021", "Not until the streak reached double digits did things get weird in the nether reaches of Camden Yards. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021", "Boldly venturing into the nether regions of his mind, the singer explored sins, spirits and loneliness during a wide-ranging 90-minute performance. \u2014 Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English nithera , from nither down; akin to Old High German nidar down, Sanskrit ni":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "inferior", "lower" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020840", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nethermost":{ "antonyms":[ "highest", "loftiest", "top", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "definitions":{ ": farthest down : lowest":[] }, "examples":[ "some strange creature from the nethermost region of the ocean" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bottom", "bottommost", "low", "lowermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043648", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "netherstock":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "nether + stock (stocking)":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113352", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "netherward":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": downward":[ "in the netherward black of the night", "\u2014 Walt Whitman" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "nether + -ward":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-w\u0259(r)d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074207", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "netherwards":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": downward":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration (influenced by such words as afterwards, downwards ) of earlier netherward , from Middle English netherward, nitherward , from Old English nitherwerd, nitherweardes ; Old English nitherwerd , from nither down + -werd, -weard -ward; Old English nitherweardes , from nither down + -weardes -wards":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-dz" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010503", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "netherworld":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": no-man's-land sense 2":[ "lost in a bureaucratic netherworld" ], ": the world of the dead":[], ": underworld sense 4":[ "the netherworld of deceit \u2026 and espionage", "\u2014 R. M. Nixon" ] }, "examples":[ "the shadowy netherworld of all-night raves", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Since exiting the netherworld of boy band mania, Styles has repeatedly proven himself a mature, thoughtful artist. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022", "No philosopher, no religion, no Renaissance painter had come close to predicting this drab netherworld . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022", "Hathi Ram faces grave mortal dangers in a new pursuit that takes him back to the netherworld . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022", "Aziza, a spirit and god cast into Osunde\u2019s pages who likes to sweep people up and place them in a netherworld , is just the kind of being to lie in wait. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022", "In Qui Nguyen\u2019s masterful blend of broad comedy, science-fiction and psychological drama, a young woman named Agnes tries to bond with the memory of her late sister by disappearing into a Dungeons & Dragons netherworld . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022", "And the internet, which brought knowledge to our fingertips and free video calls to mom, has also delivered a dystopian netherworld shaking our families, our minds and our democracies. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "The aisles of polyester and mom jeans were akin to a punishment, a netherworld to which you were banished for not keeping it tight. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022", "Such funds exist in somewhat of a investing netherworld , not necessarily operating in secret, but far from being totally transparent. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rld" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "demimonde", "demiworld", "half-world", "underbelly", "underworld" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174726", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "netiquette":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": etiquette governing communication on the Internet":[] }, "examples":[ "Writing an e-mail message in all capital letters is considered a breach of netiquette because it looks like you are shouting.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Seven addressed matters of basic netiquette \u2014 respect, courtesy, bullying, privacy, solicitation (both kinds). \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1982, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "blend of net and etiquette":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccket", "\u02c8ne-ti-k\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203836", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "netizen":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an active participant in the online community of the Internet":[] }, "examples":[ "the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Hack impact:When a top cybersecurity firm gets hacked, what is the takeaway for the average netizen ", "Bank of China, one of China\u2019s largest banks, has found itself in the crosshairs of domestic netizens in recent days thanks to a retail investment product named Crude Oil Treasure. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2020", "Harry Harris, Washington's envoy to South Korea, has been subjected to heated vitriol on social media and by anonymous netizens for his mustache. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 17 Jan. 2020", "Taiwan also saw a toilet paper run after netizens circulated rumors online that production of toilet paper was being curtailed because paper pulp was being used to make face masks instead. \u2014 Time , 17 Feb. 2020", "Thais are avid netizens , spending an improbable ten hours online each day, according to the government. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019", "With that, the Panama Papers and the information in them was rendered inaccessible to all Chinese netizens . \u2014 Popular Science , 4 Oct. 2018", "Chinese netizens began to push for transparency, accountability and the rule of law. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2020", "Another netizen reported buying two $224 tickets, so $448 total, landing downstairs in the comfort of section PR7. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1984, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "blend of net and citizen":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "also -s\u0259n", "\u02c8ne-t\u0259-z\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cybercitizen", "cybernaut", "cybersurfer" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060507", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "netlayer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small naval vessel equipped to lay and repair harbor defense nets":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141143", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "netting":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": network sense 1":[], ": the act or process of making a net or network":[], ": the act, process, or right of fishing with a net":[] }, "examples":[ "He put up wire netting around the garden.", "wore a veil of netting", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the mosquito netting that lashed them together was starting to fray. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "In the fifth inning, Josh Rojas was granted extra pitches when third baseman Matt Reynolds was unable to catch a foul ball near the wall\u2019s netting . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022", "That's the same year a 79-year-old woman died four days after being hit in the head by a foul ball that sailed over protective netting at Dodger Stadium. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022", "Individual plants or groups of plants can be covered by plastic garden netting or chicken wire to exclude the deer. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2021", "The first Trader Joe\u2019s store had a nautical theme with marine artifacts including a ship\u2019s bell, fish netting and half of a rowboat. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 7 May 2022", "One by one, the group moved past camouflage netting and tire-wall barricades, stepping over the wooden pallets that bridge wide gaps in the floor of the former factory. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022", "Salam Aldeen, 39, swings open the front door, yelling hello to the soldiers guarding the barricades, ignoring the machine gun poking out from beneath camouflage netting . \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022", "All manner of fish, sea birds, and turtles get caught up in the netting and die, putting threatened species at risk, and robbing the planet of vital fish stocks. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-ti\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "mesh", "net", "network" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225517", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nettle":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs":[ "\u2026 legs, which smarted from the stings of nettles \u2026", "\u2014 James Stephens" ], ": any of various prickly or stinging plants other than the true nettles (genus Urtica )":[], ": to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger":[], ": to strike or sting with or as if with nettles":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The mayor's recent actions have nettled some members of the community.", "It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Whether preparing nettle soup, liaising with the Police Nationale or reading boar scat, Bruno remains focused and efficient. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "So do the grains in a seasonal nettle risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, and ricotta salata. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "Charlotte\u2019s Web Skin Health and Allergy Support Chews are high-quality, full-spectrum hemp extracts that include biotin, nettle leaf, burdock root, and marshmallow root to support dogs with sensitive skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022", "Low-growing plants often used as ground covers include Canadian wild-ginger, sweet woodruff, bishop\u2019s wort (Epimedium) and spotted dead- nettle (Lamium maculatum). \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022", "Eventually, a sweet clover, Bloody Butcher corn and black bee honey cake dressed with calendulas appeared, along with steaming cups of Spring Equinox tea, a custom blend of nettle , cleavers, dandelion leaf and Plantago that Coleman conceived. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "This ingredient is also great for adding shine alongside the formula\u2019s nettle extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022", "Now taking up the mantle and grasping the nettle in our collective world mission to improve is low-code software platform company Appian. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Among the tasks tackled by volunteers were building new garden beds, removing debris and pulling up large quantities of dead nettle that had taken over some of the beds. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Gorky\u2019s privileged presence began to nettle Stalin. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022", "The pastrami dog is on the lunch menu and only nettling the dining room between 11 AM and 9 PM each day. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2018", "Questions about alternative facts and relative truths have been nettling me for decades. \u2014 Errol Morris, Time , 22 May 2018", "Shame nettles over Rae\u2019s skull like a tight red cap. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017", "What nettled him was the news media\u2019s unquestioning reiteration of that claim. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018", "Gorsuch is a pale imitation of his predecessor, boasting a bratty attitude that has nettled justices across the ideological spectrum. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 18 Oct. 2017", "Worries about the health of the long-term-care insurance industry have nettled investors for years. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017", "As a presidential candidate, Mr. Sanders nettled some Jews by making a campaign appearance on Rosh Hashana, a day most Jews take off from work, at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English netel ; akin to Old High German nazza nettle, Greek adik\u0113":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u1d4al", "\u02c8net-\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nettle Verb irritate , exasperate , nettle , provoke , rile , peeve mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance. irritate implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage. constant nagging that irritated me greatly exasperate suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience. his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions nettle suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging. your pompous attitude nettled several people provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action. remarks made solely to provoke her rile implies inducing an angry or resentful agitation. the new work schedules riled the employees peeve suggests arousing fretful often petty or querulous irritation. a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie", "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174539", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "nettlesome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": causing vexation : irritating":[] }, "examples":[ "a few nettlesome details that still required attention", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But with the funding in limbo, party leaders were glad to make progress on another nettlesome matter before the long recess. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022", "While that reduced the chances of a massive gulf between the sides, with one hoping for a significant alteration to the landscape, the issues have remained nettlesome enough to keep them apart. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022", "The answer to that question is nettlesome and elusive, at least according to a new analysis. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Dec. 2021", "Prices on a range of products rose 6.2 percent over the last year, according to recent government data, and rising energy prices have emerged as one of the most nettlesome and visible parts of the price increases hitting the American economy. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021", "Despite the passage of the bill, the Biden administration will now face nettlesome challenges that have helped drive down the President's approval ratings just as the midterm campaign begins to fire up. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021", "President Biden\u2019s approval rating in recent weeks has plummeted, as the administration is beset by nettlesome including record-high inflation. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 Oct. 2021", "With the passage of the infrastructure bill, Senators Manchin and Sinema have less reason than ever to listen to further carping on the matter from their nettlesome critics. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 14 Aug. 2021", "One example is the nettlesome ROI requirement being imposed. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1845, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u1d4al-s\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232030", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nettling":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs":[ "\u2026 legs, which smarted from the stings of nettles \u2026", "\u2014 James Stephens" ], ": any of various prickly or stinging plants other than the true nettles (genus Urtica )":[], ": to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger":[], ": to strike or sting with or as if with nettles":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The mayor's recent actions have nettled some members of the community.", "It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Whether preparing nettle soup, liaising with the Police Nationale or reading boar scat, Bruno remains focused and efficient. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "So do the grains in a seasonal nettle risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, and ricotta salata. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "Charlotte\u2019s Web Skin Health and Allergy Support Chews are high-quality, full-spectrum hemp extracts that include biotin, nettle leaf, burdock root, and marshmallow root to support dogs with sensitive skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022", "Low-growing plants often used as ground covers include Canadian wild-ginger, sweet woodruff, bishop\u2019s wort (Epimedium) and spotted dead- nettle (Lamium maculatum). \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022", "Eventually, a sweet clover, Bloody Butcher corn and black bee honey cake dressed with calendulas appeared, along with steaming cups of Spring Equinox tea, a custom blend of nettle , cleavers, dandelion leaf and Plantago that Coleman conceived. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "This ingredient is also great for adding shine alongside the formula\u2019s nettle extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022", "Now taking up the mantle and grasping the nettle in our collective world mission to improve is low-code software platform company Appian. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Among the tasks tackled by volunteers were building new garden beds, removing debris and pulling up large quantities of dead nettle that had taken over some of the beds. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Gorky\u2019s privileged presence began to nettle Stalin. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022", "The pastrami dog is on the lunch menu and only nettling the dining room between 11 AM and 9 PM each day. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2018", "Questions about alternative facts and relative truths have been nettling me for decades. \u2014 Errol Morris, Time , 22 May 2018", "Shame nettles over Rae\u2019s skull like a tight red cap. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017", "What nettled him was the news media\u2019s unquestioning reiteration of that claim. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018", "Gorsuch is a pale imitation of his predecessor, boasting a bratty attitude that has nettled justices across the ideological spectrum. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 18 Oct. 2017", "Worries about the health of the long-term-care insurance industry have nettled investors for years. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017", "As a presidential candidate, Mr. Sanders nettled some Jews by making a campaign appearance on Rosh Hashana, a day most Jews take off from work, at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2016" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English netel ; akin to Old High German nazza nettle, Greek adik\u0113":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ne-t\u1d4al", "\u02c8net-\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nettle Verb irritate , exasperate , nettle , provoke , rile , peeve mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance. irritate implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage. constant nagging that irritated me greatly exasperate suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience. his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions nettle suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging. your pompous attitude nettled several people provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action. remarks made solely to provoke her rile implies inducing an angry or resentful agitation. the new work schedules riled the employees peeve suggests arousing fretful often petty or querulous irritation. a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie", "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112933", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "network":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings":[ "\u2026 ribbons, lace and embroidery wrought together in a most curious piece of network \u2026", "\u2014 Joseph Addison" ], ": a group of radio or television stations linked by wire or radio relay":[], ": a radio or television company that produces programs for broadcast over such a network":[ "sold the show to a big network" ], ": a system of computers and peripherals that are able to communicate with each other":[], ": a system of lines or channels resembling a network":[ "a telephone network", "a network of blood vessels" ], ": a usually informally interconnected group or association of persons (such as friends or professional colleagues)":[ "a support network available to single mothers", "a network of bird watchers" ], ": an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system":[ "a network of hotels" ], ": to cover with or as if with a network":[ "a continent \u2026 so networked with navigable rivers and canals", "\u2014 Lamp" ], ": to engage in networking":[], ": to join (things, such as computers) in a network":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "He hooked up his computer to the network .", "The show is getting good ratings for the network .", "Verb", "The computers are networked to one main server.", "She spent the day networking with other executives.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Mandiant said the network now operates in seven languages and across 30 platforms, sometimes posting content on one that leads viewers to another. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "Well, lucky for you, the alphabet network is about to answer this question with a brand-new TV show \u2014 The Rookie: Feds. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022", "The network includes The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the first camp founded by Paul, in 1988. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "But then the network went into breaking news coverage, commercial free, for four straight hours. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 24 June 2022", "The broadcast network will launch four new shows and 18 returning series with a rollout that starts in Premiere Week, on Monday, Sept. 19. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "Like gold, the bitcoin network is outside the control of any political entity. \u2014 Max Raskin, WSJ , 22 June 2022", "The evidence shows that the news network a voter chooses to trust may have something to do with that knowledge gap, even more than their education level. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022", "The network maintains its denial of Francis\u2019s allegations. \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Posting forums online are a great way to network virtually and expand your reach beyond in-person meetings. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "Bureau rules bar agents from retaining informants who engage in violent crimes, and propagandists often network among like-minded extremists while not getting their hands dirty. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022", "The candidates will have opportunities to network with owners and other executives, and will participate in workshops that include the business of football, partnering with the media, branding, a roundtable session with owners, and more. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022", "So, yes, professionals will network in-person again but virtual conferencing \u2014 in video, audio and even augmented reality \u2014 is here to stay. \u2014 Katy Finneran, Forbes , 21 May 2021", "Look for opportunities to network within and across industries, including ways to share and contribute to others\u2019 learning. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021", "Other Barriers to Entry: Besides financial support, other barriers to entry include operational support and opportunities to network with other women. \u2014 Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "Being able to network , to meet a lot of different people from a lot of different places. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "Not too far down this path of community building comes the need to network across multiple sectors, such as non-profit, government, healthcare, private individuals and corporations. \u2014 The Hunger Coalition, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net-\u02ccw\u0259rk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "mesh", "net", "netting" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090142", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "net-winged":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having wings with a fine network of veins":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net-\u02ccwi\u014bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161549" }, "net weaver":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various sedentary spiders (as of the family Theridiidae) that spin irregular webs in which the threads cross in all directions":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161825" }, "netlike":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals":[], ": something made of net: such as":[], ": a device for catching fish, birds, or insects":[], ": a fabric barricade (see barricade entry 2 sense 1a ) which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play":[], ": the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal (see goal sense 2a ) in various games (such as soccer or hockey)":[ "shot the puck into the net" ], ": an entrapping device or situation":[ "caught in the net of suspicious circumstances", "cannot escape the net of circumstances in which he is caught", "\u2014 W. P. Webb" ], ": something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)":[ "the net of global communication", "\u2026 the systemic net of restrictions \u2026", "\u2014 John Edgar Wideman" ], ": a group of communications stations operating under unified control":[ "Army radio net" ], ": network sense 4":[], ": internet":[ "world news on the Net" ], ": to cover or enclose with or as if with a net":[], ": to catch in or as if in a net":[], ": to cover with or as if with a network":[], ": to hit (a ball) into the net for the loss of a point in a racket game":[], ": free from all charges or deductions: such as":[], ": remaining after the deduction of all charges, outlay, or loss":[ "net earnings", "net worth" ], "\u2014 compare gross":[ "net earnings", "net worth" ], ": excluding all tare":[ "net weight" ], ": excluding all nonessential considerations : basic , final":[ "the net result", "net effect" ], ": to receive by way of profit : clear":[], ": to produce by way of profit : yield":[], ": to get possession of : gain":[], ": a net amount, profit, weight, or price":[], ": the score of a golfer in a handicap match after deducting his or her handicap from the gross score":[], ": essence , gist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "The net result of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams." ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English nett , from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net":"Noun and Verb", "Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French \u2014 more at neat entry 1":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "circa 1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212832" }, "netted melon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a melon ( Cucumis melo reticulatus ) that is a variety of the muskmelon and has a thin rind with reticulated surface and deep green sweet flesh":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221323" }, "net-zero":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8zir-(\u02cc)\u014d", "\u02c8net-\u02c8z\u0113-(\u02cc)r\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1936, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225606" }, "net-veined":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": having veins arranged in a fine network":[ "a net-veined leaf" ], "\u2014 see venation illustration \u2014 compare parallel-veined":[ "a net-veined leaf" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net-\u02ccv\u0101nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1860, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234017" }, "Netanyahu":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Benjamin 1949\u2013 Israeli diplomat and politician; prime minister of Israel (1996\u201399; 2009\u201321)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccne-\u02cct\u00e4n-\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)h\u00fc", "\u02ccnet-\u1d4an-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014457" }, "net area":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the part of the cross-sectional area of a masonry unit effective in carrying load":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "net entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021632" }, "networking":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the establishment or use of a computer network":[ "He has extensive experience in computer networking and information security." ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8net-\u02ccw\u0259r-ki\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The event\u2019s industry section, KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days, which runs July 3-6 alongside the festival proper, has become a prime networking and discussion hub with a focus on film production and distribution in the region. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022", "Jimmy Daly\u2019s advice includes asking professional networking organizations about relevant Slack groups. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 27 June 2022", "Two days of networking , seminars, conversations and live music arrive in downtown Orlando on June 24-25 as the new event takes shape. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022", "The evening starts at 5 p.m. with networking and cocktails, then at 5:45 p.m. guests will enjoy dinner, entertainment, the live auction and presentations. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Being successful there meant endless haggling, networking and the kind of salesmanship that bordered on theatricality. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "The curated event, running ahead of Mipcom this year, offers a wide range of specific industry programs comprising panels alongside, networking and project pitching sessions. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 16 June 2022", "In December, the nonprofit launched Ed Farm Learn, a digital platform designed to enhance its Teacher Fellows program through access to high quality lesson designs and professional networking . \u2014 al , 16 June 2022", "The networking platform\u2019s June Workforce report shows that hiring in the tech sector increased by 2.1% month-to-month in May, which is not different from normal fluctuations in the field. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022101" }, "Nettuno":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "commune in Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea south-southeast of Rome adjoining Anzio population 45,500":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ne-\u02c8t\u00fc-(\u02cc)n\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025539" }, "net tracery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": window tracery (as in 14th-century Gothic work) in which the openings are of nearly the same size and of approximately the same form":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043107" }, "net tender":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small naval vessel that tends the openings in a harbor defense net":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050855" }, "Nettastomidae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a family of slender fragile-bodied deep-sea eels (order Apodes) that have an elongated upper jaw and thin black-pigmented skin":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccnet\u0259\u02c8st\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Nettastoma , type genus (from Greek n\u0113tta duck + New Latin -stoma ) + -idae":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062318" }, "netball":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a ball that on the service (as in tennis and volleyball) strikes the top of the net and lands in the service court but must be served over \u2014 compare let entry 2 sense 2":[], ": a ball that during play in tennis is hit into the net for loss of point":[], ": a game that resembles basketball and that is played with a soccer ball between 2 teams of 7 players each on a hard court 100 feet long and 50 feet wide":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "net entry 1 + ball":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090306" }, "net tare":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": clear tare":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "net entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101449" }, "Nettapus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of small chiefly tropical Old World geese with the legs so short as to be nearly useless on land \u2014 see pygmy goose":[] }, "pronounciation":[ 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but eludes precise definition. Broadly, it means everything on the Internet should be equally accessible\u2014that the Internet should be a place where great ideas compete on equal terms with big money.", "\u2014 Sarah Rabil" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The State of Washington is also enforcing a net neutrality law. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022", "California\u2019s net neutrality law was signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Jan. 2022", "Both nominees would be vital to Democrats push to revive net neutrality , the latest sally in a decades-long battle over whether all Internet traffic should be treated equally by providers. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021", "In addition to restoring net neutrality , the FCC is under pressure to expand competition among broadband providers, improve maps that are used to allocate broadband funding and expand programs to address Internet affordability. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022", "In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Jan. 2022", "In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, ajc , 28 Jan. 2022", "Over a span of years, as Saint-Gobain marches towards carbon net neutrality , the choices will get harder. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022", "Another appointee, Tim Wu, who joined the National Economic Council, coined the term net neutrality . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 21 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "2003, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203043" }, "net necrosis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a necrosis of the phloem of the potato tuber caused by frost or the leaf roll virus in which the pith and cortex contain a broken netlike pattern of necrotic cells":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221133" }, "net ton":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ton sense 1b":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225732" }, "netop":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": friend":[ "\u2014 formerly used by colonists in salutation to American Indians" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8n\u0113\u02cct\u00e4p" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset netoup my friend, companion, Abenaki nidanb\u00e9":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001815" }, "net national product":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the net value of the goods and services produced in a nation during a specific period (as a year) computed by subtracting from the gross national product charges for depreciation of capital assets \u2014 compare national income":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002427" } }