Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
NETS
Noun
nets
plural of net
Verb
nets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of net
Anagrams
• ENTs, NEST, Sten, TENS, ents, nest, sent, sent., snet, tens
Source: Wiktionary
NET
Net, n. Etym: [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. nät, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.]
1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding. A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5. In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. Jer. Taylor.
3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
4. (Geom.)
Definition: A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.]
1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.
2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. And now I am here, netted and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.
3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
Net, v. i.
Definition: To form network or netting; to knit.
Net, a. Etym: [F. See Neat clean.]
1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] Her breast all naked as net ivory. Spenser.
2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]
3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.] Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.]
Definition: To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
3 May 2025
DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee Trivia
