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cob·web
 cobweb
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- pronunciation:
- kab
web
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| 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
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| definition 2: |
something resembling this in flimsiness or intricacy.
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) mental haziness or confusion.
He tried to clear the cobwebs from his mind. |
| related words: |
web |
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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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