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web

noun · verb

Simple meaning

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

Pronunciation

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wehb
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈwɛb

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. by extension

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

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

  3. An interconnected system of things or people

  4. A latticed or woven structure.

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

  6. baseball

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

verb

  1. Construct or form a web, as if by weaving

  2. transitive

    To cover with a web or network.

  3. transitive

    To ensnare or entangle.

  4. transitive

    To provide with a web.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

Used this way, web is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Fold / membrane

food web

Flattened / series

web page

Other combinations

web siteweb serverweb browserweb serviceweb applicationweb address

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • orb webnounCompound term

    A circular spider web.

  • sheet webnounCompound term

    An irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks.

  • spider's webnounCompound term

    A web resembling the webs spun by spiders.

  • spider webnounCompound term

    A web resembling the webs spun by spiders.

  • web-spinning mitenounCompound term

    A mite that spins a web.

  • web-toed salamandernounCompound term

    Any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues.

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