Dictionary entry details
• MESH (noun)
Meaning:
The number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context examples:
a 100 mesh screen / 100 mesh powdered cellulose
Hypernyms ("mesh" is a kind of...):
linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Holonyms ("mesh" is a part of...):
in; inch (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
Meaning:
Contact by fitting together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
meshing; interlocking; mesh; engagement
Context examples:
the engagement of the clutch / the meshing of gears
Hypernyms ("mesh" is a kind of...):
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
Meaning:
The topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
mesh topology; mesh
Hypernyms ("mesh" is a kind of...):
network topology; topology (the configuration of a communication network)
Meaning:
An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
meshwork; meshing; network; mesh; net
Hypernyms ("mesh" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meronyms (parts of "mesh"):
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mesh"):
chicken wire (a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)
grillwork; wirework (mesh netting made of wires)
tulle (a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns)
spark arrester; sparker (a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack)
snood (an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head)
save-all (a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship)
safety net (a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)
reseau (a net or mesh foundation for lace)
hairnet (a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place)
gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
Meaning:
The act of interlocking or meshing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
interlock; interlocking; meshing; mesh
Context example:
an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Hypernyms ("mesh" is a kind of...):
catch; grab; snap; snatch (the act of catching an object with the hands)
• MESH (verb)
Meaning:
Keep engaged
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mesh; lock; operate; engage
Context example:
engaged the gears
Hypernyms (to "mesh" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mesh"):
flip; switch; throw (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation)
ride (keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
interlock; mesh
Hypernyms (to "mesh" is one way to...):
coordinate; organise; organize (bring order and organization to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Work together in harmony
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "mesh" is one way to...):
relate (have or establish a relationship to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
enmesh; ensnarl; mesh
Hypernyms (to "mesh" is one way to...):
entangle; mat; snarl; tangle (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
