ALL meanings of web
web
W w - noun web A network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey. 1
- noun web something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving. 1
- noun web a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb. 1
- noun web Textiles. a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom. the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug. 1
- noun web something resembling woven material, especially something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree. 1
- noun web an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life? 1
- noun web something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism. 1
- abbreviation WEB webbing. 1
- noun web Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds. 1
- noun web Ornithology. the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather. the series on both sides, collectively. 1
- noun web an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss. 1
- noun web Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end. 1
- noun web Architecture. (in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing. 1
- noun web a large roll of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press. 1
- noun web a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country. 1
- noun web Informal. a network of radio or television broadcasting stations. 1
- noun web (sometimes initial capital letter) Computers. World Wide Web. (usually preceded by the). 1
- verb with object web to cover with or as if with a web; envelop. 1
- verb with object web to ensnare or entrap. 1
- verb without object web to make or form a web. 1
- noun web spider 1
- noun web network 1
- noun web Internet 1
- adjective web printing: press 1
- noun web fabric 1
- noun web skin between toes 1
- noun web The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb. A spider's web. 0
- noun web Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web. 0
- noun web Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web). 0
- noun web (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing. A baseball glove, with a web between the thumb and forefinger. 0
- noun web A latticed or woven structure. 0
- noun web The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member. 0
- noun web (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail. Profile of flat-bottomed and bullhead railway rail showing the web. 0
- noun web A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals. 0
- noun web 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. 0
- noun web (manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing. 0
- noun web (lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper. 0
- noun web (dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage. 0
- noun web A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead. 0
- verb web (Intransitive Verb) to construct or form a web. 0
- verb web (Transitive Verb) to cover with a web or network. 0
- verb web (Transitive Verb) to ensnare or entangle. 0
- verb web (Transitive Verb) to provide with a web. 0
- countable noun web A web is the thin net made by a spider from a sticky substance which it produces in its body. 0
- countable noun web A web is a complicated pattern of connections or relationships, sometimes considered as an obstacle or a danger. 0
- proper noun web The Web is the same as the World Wide Web. 0
- noun web any structure, construction, fabric, etc, formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving 0
- noun web a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects 0
- noun web a similar network of threads spun by certain insect larvae, such as the silkworm 0
- noun web a fabric, esp one in the process of being woven 0