meshwork

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noun

A net; an assembly of meshes.

“A dense meshwork structure is formed.”

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Meanings

nounmeshwork (usually uncountable, plural meshworks)

plural meshworks

  1. uncountableusuallyA net; an assembly of meshes.

    A dense meshwork structure is formed.

    1 more example

    The dense meshwork of mycelium can even be used to filter polluted water.

    2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 206

    Synonyms: network

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA net; an assembly of meshes.

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network

More synonyms by meaning

nounan open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

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fabricclothmaterial
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meshmeshingnetnetworkwebwork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mesh + work.

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Translations

Bulgarian мрежа
  • мрежа (mreža)assembly of meshes
Romanian rețea
  • rețeaassembly of meshes
Cite this entry
APA

meshwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meshwork

MLA

“meshwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meshwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meshwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meshwork.

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