Net Definition–noun | 1. | a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net. |
| 2. | a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net. |
| 3. | anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber. |
| 4. | a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any
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| 5. | (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net. |
| 6. | Often, nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse. |
| 7. | any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like. |
| 8. | any network containing computers and telecommunications equipment. |
| 10. | Mathematics. the abstraction, in topology, of a sequence; a map from a directed set to a given space. |
| 11. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Reticulum. |
| 12. | Informal. a radio or television network. |
–verb (used with object) | 13. | to cover, screen, or enclose with a net or netting: netting the bed to keep out mosquitoes. |
| 14. | to take with a net: to net fish. |
| 15. | to set or use nets in (a river, stream, etc.), as for catching fish. |
| 16. | to catch or ensnare: to net a dangerous criminal. |
| 17. | (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to hit (the ball) into the net. |
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Zero Definition–noun | 1. | the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher. |
| 2. | the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all divisions of a scale, as a thermometer, are measured in either a positive or a negative direction. |
| 3. | a mathematical value intermediate between positive and negative values. |
| 5. | the lowest point or degree. |
| 6. | Linguistics. the absence of a linguistic element, as a phoneme or morpheme, in a position in which one previously existed or might by analogy be expected to exist, often represented by the symbol 0̷: Inflectional endings were reduced to zero. The alternant of the plural morpheme in “sheep” is zero. |
| 7. | Ordnance. a sight setting for both elevation and windage on any particular range causing a projectile to strike the center of the target on a normal day, under favorable light conditions, with no wind blowing. |
| 8. | Mathematics. | a. | the identity element of a group in which the operation is addition. |
| b. | (of a function, esp. of a function of a complex variable) a point at which a given function, usually a function of a complex variable, has the value zero; a root. |
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| 9. | (initial capital letter) a single-engine Japanese fighter plane used in World War II. |
–verb (used with object) | 10. | to adjust (an instrument or apparatus) to a zero point or to an arbitrary reading from which all other readings are to be measured. |
| 12. | Slang. to kill (a congressional bill, appropriation, etc.): The proposed tax increase has been zeroed for the t
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–adjective | 13. | amounting to zero: a zero score. |
| 14. | having no measurable quantity or magnitude; not any: zero economic growth. |
| 15. | Linguistics. noting a hypothetical morphological element that is posited as existing by analogy with a regular pattern of inflection or derivation in a language, but is not represented by any sequence of phonological elements: the zero allomorph of “-ed” in “cut”; “Deer” has a zero plural. |
| 16. | Meteorology. | a. | (of an atmospheric ceiling) pertaining to or limiting vertical visibility to 50 ft. (15.2 m) or less. |
| b. | of, pertaining to, or limiting horizontal visibility to 165 ft. (50.3 m) or less. |
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| 18. | being or pertaining to the precise time, as a specific hour or second, when something must or does happen, as the explosion of a nuclear weapon: in an underground shelter at zero second. |
—Verb phrases| 19. | zero in, to aim (a rifle, etc.) at the precise center or range of a target. |
| 20. | zero in on, | a. | to aim directly at (a target). |
| b. | to direct one's attention to; focus on; concentrate on. |
| c. | to converge on; close in on. |
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High Definition–adjective | 1. | having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. |
| 2. | having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. |
| 3. | situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. |
| 4. | exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. |
| 5. | expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. |
| 6. | exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. |
| 7. | Music.
| b. | a little sharp, or above the desired pitch. |
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| 8. | produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets. |
| 9. | extending to or from an elevation: a high dive. |
| 10. | great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol. |
| 11. | Religion. | a. | chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. |
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| 12. | of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason. |
| 13. | haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates. |
| 14. | advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide. |
| 15. | elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time. |
| 16. | rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years. |
| 17. | Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up. |
| 18. | remote: high latitude; high antiquity. |
| 19. | extreme in opinion or doctrine, esp. religious or political: a high Tory. |
| 20. | designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions. |
| 21. | having considerable energy or potential power. |
| 22. | Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear. |
| 23. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Compare close (def. 53), low1 (def. 30). |
| 24. | (of meat, esp. game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high. |
| 25. | Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel. |
| 26. | Baseball.
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| 27. | Cards. | a. | having greater value than other denominations or suits. |
| b. | able to take a trick; being a winning card. |
| c. | being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high? |
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| 28. | Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale. |
–adverb | 29. | at or to a high point, place, or level. |
| 30. | in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions. |
| 31. | at or to a high amount or price. |
| 32. | in or to a high degree. |
| 33. | luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high. |
| 34. | Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full. |
–noun | 35. | Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level. |
| 37. | Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 (def. 46). |
| 38. | a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment. |
| 39. | Slang. | a. | a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc. |
| b. | a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks. |
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| 40. | Cards. the ace or highest trump out, esp. in games of the all fours family. |
—Idioms| 41. | fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. |
| 42. | high and dry, | a. | (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide. |
| b. | in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry. |
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| 43. | high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it. |
| 44. | high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. |
| 45. | on high, | a. | at or to a height; above. |
| c. | having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high. |
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Speed Definition–noun | 1. | rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. |
| 2. | relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. |
| 3. | full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. |
| 4. | Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. |
| 5. | Photography. | a. | Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. |
| b. | Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. |
| c. | the largest opening at which a lens can be used. |
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| 6. | Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or esp. methamphetamine or amphetamine. |
| 7. | Informal. a person or thing that is compatible with or typical of one's ability, personality, desires, etc.: My speed is writing postcards on the porch while
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| 8. | Archaic. success or prosperity. |
–verb (used with object) | 9. | to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite. |
| 10. | to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed. |
| 11. | to increase the rate of speed of (usually fol. by up): to speed up industrial production. |
| 12. | to bring to a particular speed, as a machine. |
| 13. | to cause to move, go, or proceed with speed. |
| 14. | to expedite the going of: to speed the parting guest. |
| 15. | Archaic. to cause to succeed or prosper. |
–verb (used without object) | 16. | to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity. |
| 17. | to drive a vehicle at a rate that exceeds the legally established maximum: He was arrested for speeding. |
| 18. | to increase the rate of speed or progress (usually fol. by up). |
| 19. | to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner. |
| 20. | Archaic. to succeed or prosper. |
—Idioms| 21. | at full or top speed, | a. | at the greatest speed possible: We drove down the highway at full speed. |
| b. | to the maximum of one's capabilities; with great rapidity: He worked at full speed. |
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| 22. | up to speed, | a. | operating at full or optimum speed. |
| b. | functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level; up to par: a new firm not yet up to speed. |
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