network — OAT

network

noun

1 the network of arteries at the base of the brain:

web, crisscross, grid, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, webbing, tracery, trellis;

webwork, meshwork, latticework, openwork, filigree, fretwork;

French réseau;

technical reticulum, plexus, rete, reticulation, reticule, graticule.

2 a network of narrow, winding lanes:

maze, labyrinth, warren, jungle, tangle.

3 a network of friends and relations:

system, complex, interconnected system/structure, complex system/arrangement, nexus, web;

neural net;

informal grapevine, bush telegraph, old boy network, the old school tie.