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cobweb

cob·web

cobweb

 
pronunciation:
kab web
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a web spun by a spider, esp. an abandoned one, or a single strand of this web.
It took some time to clean out all the cobwebs in the basement.
similar words:
web
definition 2: something resembling this in flimsiness or intricacy.
definition 3: (pl.) mental haziness or confusion.
He tried to clear the cobwebs from his mind.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: cobwebs, cobwebbing, cobwebbed
definition 1: to cover with cobwebs or with something resembling cobwebs.
Electric cords cobwebbed the construction site.
definition 2: to disorder or confuse.
Too much wine cobwebbed his mind.
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