web
noun
[ wɛb ]
• a network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey.
Similar:
mesh,
netting,
net,
lattice,
latticework,
lacework,
interlacing,
webbing,
tissue,
gauze,
gossamer,
chiffon,
fabric,
material,
textile,
fibre,
• a complex system of interconnected elements.
• "he found himself caught up in a web of bureaucracy"
Similar:
network,
nexus,
tangle,
knot,
complex,
mass,
conglomeration,
set,
series,
chain,
maze,
snare,
trap,
• a membrane between the toes of a swimming bird or other aquatic animal.
• a roll of paper used in a continuous printing process.
• a piece of woven fabric.
web
verb
• cover with or as though with a web.
• "she noticed his tanned skin, webbed with fine creases"
Origin:
Old English web(b) ‘woven fabric’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch web, also to weave1. Early use of the verb was in the sense ‘weave fabric on a loom’.
