| cobweb | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cobweb | a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cobweb, gossamer | filaments from a web that was spun by a spider. |
| ~ fibril, filament, strand | a very slender natural or synthetic fiber. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cobweb | a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web. |
| ~ spider's web, spider web | a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey. |
| web | | |
| n. (object) | 1. web | an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving.; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ spider's web, spider web | a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey. |
| ~ tent | a web that resembles a tent or carpet. |
| ~ webbing | something forming a web (as between the toes of birds). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. entanglement, web | an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim. |
| ~ spider's web, spider web | a web resembling the webs spun by spiders. |
| ~ trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. |
| n. (animal) | 3. vane, web | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. |
| ~ feather, plumage, plume | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
| ~ barb | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. |
| ~ blade | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue). |
| n. (group) | 4. network, web | an interconnected system of things or people.; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" |
| ~ reticulum | any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels). |
| ~ espionage network | a network of spies. |
| ~ old boy network | an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics).; "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own" |
| ~ support system | a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style. |
| ~ system, scheme | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. web, world wide web, www | computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol. |
| ~ computer network | (computer science) a network of computers. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. web | a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven). |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| n. (animal) | 7. web | membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals. |
| ~ webfoot | a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin. |
| ~ tissue layer, membrane | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants. |
| v. (creation) | 8. net, web | construct or form a web, as if by weaving. |
| ~ tissue, weave | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton.; "tissue textiles" |
Recent comments
2 weeks 4 days ago
6 weeks 5 days ago
8 weeks 1 day ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
24 weeks 1 day ago
28 weeks 2 days ago
29 weeks 1 day ago
30 weeks 11 hours ago