Cobweb

Quick meaning: Cobweb is a noun meaning A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.

Meaning

A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.

More Meanings

1. One of its filaments; gossamer.
2. (figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
3. An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
4. (Internet slang, rare) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
5. The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
6. (informal, usually in the plural) fuzzy inexact memories.

Example Sentences

blow the cobwebs away

Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools.

The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age.

I washed my face, trying to get the cobwebs of hard sex and an alcohol-induced sleep out of my head

Word Forms

• cobwebs

Synonyms for cobweb

Depending on context, synonyms include gossamer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gossamer, spiderweb, spider-web, webber, chain, webbing.

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