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web
[web]
noun
something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.
Textiles.
a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.
something resembling woven material, especially something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance.
He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.
an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc..
The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?
Synonyms: , , , ,something that snares or entangles; a trap.
innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism.
Zoology.a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds.
Ornithology.
the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.
the series on both sides, collectively.
an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss.
Machinery.an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.
Architecture.(in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing.
a large roll of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press.
a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country.
Informal.a network of radio or television broadcasting stations.
Digital Technology.Sometimes Web World Wide Web (preceded by the, except when used before a noun).
verb (used with object)
to cover with or as if with a web; envelop.
to ensnare or entrap.
verb (used without object)
to make or form a web.
web
/ ɛ /
noun
any structure, construction, fabric, etc, formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving
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
a similar network of threads spun by certain insect larvae, such as the silkworm
a fabric, esp one in the process of being woven
a membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds or the digits of such aquatic mammals as the otter
the vane of a bird's feather
architect the surface of a ribbed vault that lies between the ribs
the central section of an I-beam or H-beam that joins the two flanges of the beam
any web-shaped part of a casting used for reinforcement
the radial portion of a crank that connects the crankpin to the crankshaft
a thin piece of superfluous material left attached to a forging; fin
a continuous strip of paper as formed on a paper machine or fed from a reel into some printing presses
( as modifier )
web offset
a web press
the woven edge, without pile, of some carpets
(often capital) short for World Wide Web
( as modifier )
a web site
web pages
any structure, construction, etc, that is intricately formed or complex
a web of intrigue
verb
(tr) to cover with or as if with a web
(tr) to entangle or ensnare
(intr) to construct a web
web
A structure of fine, elastic, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders to catch insect prey. The larvae of certain insects also weave webs that serve as protective shelters for feeding and may include leaves or other plant parts.
A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes in certain animals, especially ones that swim, such as water birds and otters. The web improves the ability of the foot to push against water.
The World Wide Web.
Web
See Internet.
Other 51Թ Forms
- webless adjective
- weblike adjective
- ˈɱ adjective
- ˈɱˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of web1
Example Sentences
An investigation by the hospital unravelled a deeper web of lies, as Nasir lied about working across the globe doing military and humanitarian work with charities including Oxfam and the Red Cross.
Internet sleuths scoured the web for anyone who, like Tran, had appeared alongside the flag of South Vietnam and attacked them.
Sometimes it’s inevitable but I’m also not going deep into the web to find what people are saying.
Critics had branded the platform the "dark web in your pocket" because of what they said was the amount of criminal activity being discussed on the platform.
Part of the excitement is spotting how many people you know, charting L.A.’s creative communities as an interconnected web.
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