net vs wand

net

noun
  • A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc. 

  • A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals. 

  • The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit. 

  • Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron. 

  • A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. 

  • Anything that has the appearance of such a device. 

  • The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court). 

  • A mesh of string, cord or rope. 

  • A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. 

  • A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. 

  • A trap. 

  • A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc. 

adj
  • Final; end. 

  • Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat. 

  • Remaining after expenses or deductions. 

adv
  • After expenses or deductions. 

verb
  • To form a netting or network; to knit. 

  • To yield as profit for. 

  • To enclose or cover with a net. 

  • To score (a goal). 

  • To catch in a trap, or by stratagem. 

  • To catch by means of a net. 

  • To receive as profit. 

  • To fully hedge a position. 

  • To hit the ball into the net. 

wand

noun
  • An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand. 

  • A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. 

  • A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow. 

  • A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands. 

  • A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod). 

verb
  • To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector. 

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