net vs gauze

net and gauze both are nouns.

net is an adjective but gauze is not an adjective.

net is a verb but gauze is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
net	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
gauze	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gauze is a hyponym of net; that is, gauze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than net:

net: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
gauze: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Other hyponyms of net include chicken wire, netting, veiling, hairnet, reseau, safety net, save-all, snood, spark arrester, sparker, tulle, grillwork, wirework.

net (noun)	gauze (noun)
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals	a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange	(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

net (adjective)	gauze (adjective)
remaining after all deductions
conclusive in a process or progression

net (verb)	gauze (verb)
catch with a net
construct or form a web, as if by weaving
make as a net profit
yield as a net profit

Difference between net and gauze

Words related to "gauze"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.