web

Pluralwebs

Formswebs, webbing, webbed

1. 1
   proper noun · Web

   The World Wide Web, the pages and other things you can look at online.

   I found the recipe on the Web last night.

   She keeps her photos on a Web page for her family.

   SimilarInternet, Net

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The net of thin silk threads that a spider makes from its own body.

   A big spider sat in the middle of its web.

   There were webs in every corner of the old barn.

   Similarcobweb

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   Many people, places or things that are all linked together, like threads in a spider's web.

   A web of small roads connects the villages in the valley.

   The police uncovered a web of fake companies run by one man.

   Similarnetwork, tangle, mesh

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A thin fold of skin that joins the toes of some birds and other animals.

   A duck uses the web between its toes to push through the water.

   The frog's back feet have webs that help it swim.

5. 5
   nouncountable

   A secret plan, often to trick or hurt someone.

   The con man spun a clever web to get the old woman's money.

   The prince never noticed the web his enemies were weaving around him.

   Similarplot, scheme, trap, snare

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   nouncountable

   A wild, made-up story with more twists than a myth or legend.

   Grandpa loves to spin a web about his days at sea.

   The kids sat still while she wove a long web about a talking fox.

   Similaryarn

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To catch or trap someone or something, or get them tangled up.

   The spider webbed the fly before it could get away.

   Fishing line left on the beach can web a bird's legs.

   Similarentangle, ensnare, trap, snare

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   nouncountable

   Something made of thin strips or threads that cross each other in a pattern.

   The bottom of the basket is a tight web of thin reeds.

   Light came through the web of wooden strips over the window.

   Similarlattice, mesh, network

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   The part of a baseball glove between the thumb and first finger.

   She caught the fly ball right in the web of her glove.

   His old glove has a torn web that needs new laces.

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10. 10
    verbintransitive

    To make a web, or to spread out like one.

    Spiders web in the corners of the barn every fall.

    Cracks webbed across the windshield after the rock hit it.

11. 11
    verbtransitive

    To cover something with a web, or with lines that connect like a net.

    Spiders had webbed the old doorway shut.

    Caterpillars web the tops of the cherry trees every spring.

    Similarcrisscross, lace

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12. 12
    verbtransitive

    To add a web to something.

    The glove maker webs each mitt with strips of leather.

    We need to web the new chair seat before anyone can sit on it.

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