spider

B1
Pronunciation
[ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]
/ˈspaɪ̯də/
/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/
Noun
17 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

2 Definition

A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

3 Definition

A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).

Example Sentences
  • 2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, page 339.
4 Definition

An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.

5 Definition

A spindly person.

6 Definition

A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.

7 Definition

A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension; a bridge.

8 Definition

A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.

9 Definition

Implement for moving food in and out of hot oil for deep frying, with a circular metal mesh attached to a long handle; a spider skimmer

10 Definition

A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached.

11 Definition

Heroin (street drug).

12 Definition

Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.

13 Definition

A skeleton or frame with radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces, such as a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; or a frame for strengthening a core or mould for a casting.

14 Definition

(fly fishing) a soft-hackle fly

15 Definition

The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard

16 Definition

A spider graph or spider tree

17 Definition

A type of light phaeton.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To move like a spider.

2 Definition

To cover a surface like a cobweb.

3 Definition

(of a computer program) To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Example Sentences
  • The online dictionary is regularly spidered by search engines.