web

/wɛb/ · proper noun

Meaning

The World Wide Web.
The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
(by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
(sometimes capitalized) Specifically, the World Wide Web.
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
A latticed or woven structure.
(usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
To construct or form a web.
To cover with a web or network.
To ensnare or entangle.
To provide with a web.
To weave.

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