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Web

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Noun

1. web

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

Example Sentences:
'the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn'

2. entanglement, web

an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

3. vane, web

the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

4. network, web

an interconnected system of things or people

Example Sentences:
'he owned a network of shops'
'retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life'
'tangled in a web of cloth'

5. web, world wide web, www

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

6. web

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

7. web

membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

Verb

8. net, web

construct or form a web, as if by weaving

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Web

see synonyms of web
noun
1. 
any structure, construction, fabric, etc, formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving
▶ Related adjective: retiary
2. 
a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects
See also cobweb (sense 1)
3. 
a similar network of threads spun by certain insect larvae, such as the silkworm
4. 
a fabric, esp one in the process of being woven
5. 
a membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds or the digits of such aquatic mammals as the otter
6. 
the vane of a bird's feather
7. architecture
the surface of a ribbed vault that lies between the ribs
8. 
the central section of an I-beam or H-beam that joins the two flanges of the beam
9. 
any web-shaped part of a casting used for reinforcement
10. 
the radial portion of a crank that connects the crankpin to the crankshaft
11. 
a thin piece of superfluous material left attached to a forging; fin
12. 
a. 
a continuous strip of paper as formed on a paper machine or fed from a reel into some printing presses
b. 
(as modifier)
web offset
a web press
13. 
the woven edge, without pile, of some carpets
14.  the web
15. 
any structure, construction, etc, that is intricately formed or complex
a web of intrigue
verbWord forms: webs, webbing or webbed
16. (transitive)
to cover with or as if with a web
17. (transitive)
to entangle or ensnare
18. (intransitive)
to construct a web

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Web

see synonyms of web
noun
1. 
any woven fabric; esp., a length of cloth being woven on a loom or just taken off
2. 
a. 
the woven or spun network of a spider; cobweb
b. 
a similar network spun by the larvae of certain insects
3. 
a carefully woven trap or snare
4. 
a complicated work of the mind, imagination, etc.
a web of lies
5. 
anything like a web, as in intricacy of pattern or interconnection of elements; network
6.  Anatomy
a. 
tissue or membrane
b. 
an abnormal membrane joining fingers or toes at the base
7.  Architecture
the portion of a ribbed vault between the ribs
8.  [usually W-]; Computing
World Wide Web
, usually with the
9.  Mechanics
the plate joining the flanges of a joist, girder, rail, etc.
10.  Printing
a large roll of paper used in a rotary press, designed for continuous feeding
11.  Zoology
a. 
the vane of a feather
b. 
a membrane partly or completely joining the digits of various water birds, water animals, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: webbed or ˈwebbing
12. 
to join by or as by a web
13. 
to cover with or as with a web
14. 
to catch or snare in or as in a web

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Web

see synonyms of web
n.
1.
a. A woven fabric, especially one on a loom or just removed from it.
b. The structural part of cloth.
2. A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.
3. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.
4. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.
5. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.
6. often Web The World Wide Web.
7. A radio or television network.
8. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.
9. The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.
10. Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap1, webbing.
11. Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell.
12. A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.
13. A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.
14. A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.
tr.v. webbed, web·bing, webs
1. To provide with a web.
2. To cover or envelop with a web.
3. To ensnare in a web.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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