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ALL meanings of cobweb

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  • countable noun cobweb A cobweb is the net which a spider makes for catching insects. 3
  • noun cobweb a web spun by certain spiders, esp those of the family Theridiidae, often found in the corners of disused rooms 3
  • noun cobweb a single thread of such a web 3
  • noun cobweb something like a cobweb, as in its flimsiness or ability to trap 3
  • noun cobweb a web spun by a spider, esp. one spun indoors that has gathered dust 3
  • noun cobweb anything flimsy, gauzy, or ensnaring, like the web of a spider 3
  • verb transitive cobweb to cover with or as with cobwebs 3
  • noun cobweb a web spun by a spider to entrap its prey. 1
  • noun cobweb a single thread spun by a spider. 1
  • noun cobweb something resembling a cobweb; anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial. 1
  • noun cobweb A spider's web, especially when old and covered with dust. 1
  • noun cobweb a network of plot or intrigue; an insidious snare. 1
  • noun cobweb cobwebs, confusion, indistinctness, or lack of order: I'm so tired my head is full of cobwebs. 1
  • verb with object cobweb to cover with or as with cobwebs: Spiders cobwebbed the cellar. 1
  • verb with object cobweb to confuse or muddle: Drunkenness cobwebbed his mind. 1
  • noun cobweb spider's web 1
  • noun cobweb old, dusty spider's web 1
  • noun cobweb A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads. 0
  • noun cobweb One of its filaments; gossamer. 0
  • noun cobweb (figuratively) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. 0
  • noun cobweb An intricate plot to catch the unwary. 0
  • noun cobweb (Slang) (Internet, rare) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited. 0
  • noun cobweb The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata. 0
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