web

A2
Pronunciation
/wɛb/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

Example Sentences
  • The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.
2 Definition

(by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.

3 Definition

(sometimes capitalized) Specifically, the World Wide Web.

Example Sentences
  • Let me search the web for that.
4 Definition

The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.

Example Sentences
  • He caught the ball in the web.
5 Definition

A latticed or woven structure.

Example Sentences
  • The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.
6 Definition

(usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.

Synonyms
yarn
Example Sentences
  • Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says.
7 Definition

A plot or scheme.

8 Definition

The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.

9 Definition

The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.

10 Definition

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

11 Definition

The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.

12 Definition

A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.

13 Definition

(lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.

14 Definition

A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.

15 Definition

A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

16 Definition

A major broadcasting network.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To construct or form a web.

2 Definition

To cover with a web or network.

3 Definition

To ensnare or entangle.

4 Definition

To provide with a web.

5 Definition

To weave.

Proper noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

The World Wide Web.

Example Sentences
  • Some of that content is now only available on the Web.