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Water drops on a spider web.

noun

The definition of a web is something formed by weaving or is short for the World Wide Web.
1. An example of a web is what a spider creates.
2. An example of the Web is the Internet, a network of computers that are connected to share information around the world.

verb

Web is defined as to cover or trap.
An example of to web is for a spider to catch bugs for food.

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web

any woven fabric; esp., a length of cloth being woven on a loom or just taken off
1. the woven or spun network of a spider; cobweb
2. a similar network spun by the larvae of certain insects
a carefully woven trap or snare
a complicated work of the mind, imagination, etc.: a web of lies
anything like a web, as in intricacy of pattern or interconnection of elements; network
Anat.
1. tissue or membrane
2. an abnormal membrane joining fingers or toes at the base
Archit. the portion of a ribbed vault between the ribs
[alsoW-]Comput. World Wide Web: usually with the
Mech. the plate joining the flanges of a joist, girder, rail, etc.
Printing a large roll of paper used in a rotary press, designed for continuous feeding
Zool.
1. the vane of a feather
2. a membrane partly or completely joining the digits of various water birds, water animals, etc.

Origin of web

Middle English from Old English webb, akin to Old Norse vefr, Old High German weppi from Indo-European an unverified form webh-, to weave

transitive verb

webbed, web′bing

to join by or as by a web
to cover with or as with a web
to catch or snare in or as in a web

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web

noun

a. A woven fabric, especially one on a loom or just removed from it.
b. The structural part of cloth.
A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.
A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.
Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.
A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.
often Web The World Wide Web.
A radio or television network.
A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.
The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.
Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap ¹. Also called webbing .
Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell .
A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.
A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.
A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.

transitive verb

webbed, web·bing, webs

To provide with a web.
To cover or envelop with a web.
To ensnare in a web.

Origin of web

Middle English from Old English; see webh- in Indo-European roots.

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A structure of fine, elastic, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders to catch insect prey. The larvae of certain insects also weave webs that serve as protective shelters for feeding and may include leaves or other plant parts.
A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes in certain animals, especially ones that swim, such as water birds and otters. The web improves the ability of the foot to push against water.
also Web The World Wide Web.

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Noun

(plural webs)

The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web).
Let me search the web for that.
(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
He caught the ball in the web.
A latticed or woven structure.
The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.
The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
(rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
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.
(manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
(lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
(dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.
A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
1. The blade of a sword.
2. The blade of a saw.
3. The thin, sharp part of a colter.
4. The bit of a key.

Proper noun

Alternative capitalization of Web: the World Wide Web.
I found it on the web.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present webs, present participle webbing, simple past and past participle webbed)

(intransitive) to construct or form a web
to cover with a web or network
to ensnare or entangle
to provide with a web

Origin

From Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabjÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *webÊ°- (“weave").

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web - Computer Definition

See WWW.

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See World Wide Web.

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web - Medical Definition

A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement, as of fibers or filaments.
An abnormal membrane or fold of skin connecting adjacent structures, such as fingers or toes.
A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.

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