Web

Quick meaning: Web is a noun meaning The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
2. (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
3. A latticed or woven structure.
4. (usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
5. A plot or scheme.
6. The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
7. (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.

Example Sentences

He caught the ball in the web.

The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.

The gazebo’s roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.

Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says.

Word Forms

• webs
• webbing
• webbed

Synonyms for web

Depending on context, synonyms include yarn, way, net, network, entanglement, www.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include network, net, vane, entanglement, www, spider.

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