dragnet

Questions about dragnet

What does dragnet mean?

dragnet means "a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dragnet?

dragnet has 2 syllables: drag-net. The stress falls on "drag". In IPA it is /ˈdɹæɡˌnɛt/.

What is another word for dragnet?

Close synonyms include trawl, trawl net. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dragnet a common word?

dragnet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dragnet?

14 words rhyme with dragnet. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.