net vs safety net

safety net vs net

net and safety net both are nouns.

net is an adjective but safety net is not an adjective.

net is a verb but safety net is not a verb.

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

As nouns, safety net is a hyponym of net; that is, safety net 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
safety net: a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze

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

net (noun)	safety net (noun)
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals	a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange	a guarantee of professional or financial security
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)	safety net (adjective)
remaining after all deductions
conclusive in a process or progression

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

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