mesh

CEFRC1

/mɛʃ/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    Material made of connected wires or threads with open spaces.

  2. 02

    verb

    To fit or work well together.

Examples

  • The demolition site is covered with plastic mesh to keep down the dust.

  • Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her mesh skimmer.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

  2. The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.

  3. A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

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In context

  • The music meshed well with the visuals in that film.

  • a golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men

  • The headliners — Weezer and Dinosaur Jr. — were alt rock acts that had turned the sound of disconnection into an audience almost two decades ago. Exactly how that was going to mesh with blue skies and umbrella drinks wasn’t clear to me.

Synonyms

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The filter was made of a fine metal blank that allowed water to flow through.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).