nets
NETS/nɛts/
- 1Plural of net. Use this form when you mean more than one net.
The fishermen hung their nets out to dry on the dock.
The shop sells small nets for catching butterflies.
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- 2Third-person singular present of net. Use it after he, she, or it.
She nets a few fish from the river every morning.
The small bakery nets a tidy profit each holiday season.
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- 3A practice session before a cricket match where players work on their batting and bowling.
The team had nets before the big match on Saturday.
Our captain spent an extra hour in the nets before the first game of the season.
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nets is a form of net
net, noun: String or rope joined into a mesh with holes, often used to catch fish or other animals. Full entry
- Forms
- netnets plural
- Spelling
- net → nets: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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