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web
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- pronunciation:
- web
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a thin and fragile structure spun by spiders and the larvae of certain insects.
A fly was caught in the spider's web.
- synonyms:
- cobweb
- similar words:
- gossamer
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| definition 2: |
(sometimes cap.) shortened form of "World Wide Web," a part of the Internet consisting of a network of specially formatted documents, called pages, that are linked to each other (usu. preceded by "the").
I'm sure you can find out the information on the web. |
| definition 3: |
a complicated design or scheme.
a web of intrigue- synonyms:
- mesh, net, tissue
- similar words:
- design, dragnet, labyrinth, maze, network, noose, plot, scheme, snare, tangle
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| definition 4: |
a fabric made by weaving.
- synonyms:
- lace, mesh
- similar words:
- gauze, gossamer, net, netting, screen, screening, tissue, webbing, weft
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| definition 5: |
any network that is similar to woven material.
a web of cords and wires behind his stereo- synonyms:
- network, webbing
- similar words:
- cobweb, fabric, lattice, latticework, maze, tangle
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| definition 6: |
a membrane connecting the toes of various water birds and water animals.
- similar words:
- webbing
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| related words: |
mesh, mire, toil |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
webs, webbing, webbed |
| definition: |
to cover or envelop with, or as if with, a web.
- synonyms:
- entangle, net
- similar words:
- enmesh, envelop, snare, tangle, trap
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| derivations: |
webless (adj.), weblike (adj.) |
The word web comes from an Old English word that means "woven fabric."
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