network

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. reticulation; net[ting], mesh, interlacing, openwork; hookup, web, interconnection. See crossing.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [System of channels]

Syn. tracks, circuitry, channels, interface, system, labyrinth, reticule, artery, arrangement, jungle*; see also chain 1 , wiring 2 , 3 .

2. [Netting]

Syn. fabric, fiber, weave, knitting, mesh, plexus, grillwork, wattle, screening; see also cloth , material 2 , web 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. interlacing netting, mesh, webbing, lacework, latticework, reticulum.

2. organization affiliations, chain, system, order, interconnection, relationship.

3. channels labyrinth, circuitry, plexus, terminal system.

II

v.

associate, make connections, hobnob, connect, fraternize, *rub elbows, *drum up leads, interconnect, affiliate, consort with, enterprise.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An open fabric woven of strands that are interlaced and knotted at usually regular intervals: mesh, net1, netting, web. See THING. 2. An interwoven or interrelated number of things: tissue, web. See GROUP.