Meaning

27 senses
  1. The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

    The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.

  2. The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

    Any of several similar materials, such as that created by tent caterpillars.

  3. (broadly)Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

    an interconnected system of things or people

  4. Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

    (broadly, figuratively)A scheme.

    web of lies

    She got lost in a web of international intrigue.

  5. (Internet, broadly)The Internet; the World Wide Web.

  6. (US, broadly, dated)A major broadcasting network.

  7. A latticed or woven structure.

    The gazebo’s roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.

    a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

  8. A latticed or woven structure.

    The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.

    He caught the ball in the web.

  9. (dated)A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.

  10. Senses related to an invented narrative

    (usually)A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.

    Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says.

    a tangled web of deception

  11. A plot or scheme.

  12. Any of several components that connect other components.

    The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.

Examples

237 sentences
  1. She spends way too much time surfing the web.

    Вона проводить забагато часу в інтернеті.

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  2. Have you ever seen a spider spinning its web?

    Ти колись бачив, як павук плете своє павутиння?

    ruВы когда-нибудь видели, как паук плетёт свою паутину?

    deHast du schon mal eine Spinne ihr Netz spinnen sehen?

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  3. Tom is studying web design, isn't he?

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  4. That company just put up a web page.

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  5. I'm interested in creating my own web pages.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any interconnected set of persons, places, or things:
Русский
By meaning 2
any interconnected set of persons, places, or things:
a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a latticed or woven structure:

Origin

From Middle English web, webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-West Germanic *wabi, fro

From Middle English web, webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-West Germanic *wabi, from Proto-Germanic *wabją (“web”), from Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”).

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Forms

plural: webs
Singularweb
Pluralwebs

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim:entanglement
  • the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft:vane
  • an interconnected system of things or people:network
  • computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol:World Wide WebWWW

Word family

124 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • web design
  • and web design
  • web page
  • on the web

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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