- spi·der web
- /ˈspaıdɚˌwɛb/ noun, pl ⋯ webs [count]US : a network of sticky threads made by a spider and used as a resting place and a trap for food — called also spider's web, web — compare ↑cobweb
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spi|der|web — spider web, or spi|der|web «SPY duhr WEHB», noun. 1. the web spun by a spider; cobweb. 2. Figurative. any design or construction of interwoven lines or parts similar to a spider web: »Driving a rented car from Tempelhof Airport…I soon became lost … Useful english dictionary
spi|der-web — spider web, or spi|der|web «SPY duhr WEHB», noun. 1. the web spun by a spider; cobweb. 2. Figurative. any design or construction of interwoven lines or parts similar to a spider web: »Driving a rented car from Tempelhof Airport…I soon became lost … Useful english dictionary
spi|der|y — «SPY duhr ee», adjective. 1. like the legs of a spider; long and thin: »a person with spidery arms. 2. suggesting a spider web or cobweb. 3. full of, or infested with, spiders: »a spidery attic … Useful english dictionary
spi·der — /ˈspaıdɚ/ noun, pl ders [count] : a small creature that has eight legs and usually creates a web of sticky threads in which it catches insects for food We watched the spider spin its web … Useful english dictionary
spider web — noun 1. a web resembling the webs spun by spiders • Syn: ↑spider s web • Hypernyms: ↑web, ↑entanglement 2. a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey • Syn: ↑spider s web … Useful english dictionary
Spider web — Spi der web , or Spider s web Spi der s web . (Zo[ o]l.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; also called {cobweb}. See {Geometric spider}, {Triangle spider}, under {Geometric},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spider's web — Spider web Spi der web , or Spider s web Spi der s web . (Zo[ o]l.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; also called {cobweb}. See {Geometric spider}, {Triangle spider}, under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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spiderweb — spi|der|web [ˈspaıdəweb US dər ] n also web AmE a very fine network of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects →↑cobweb … Dictionary of contemporary English
