Barn Spider (Noun)
Meaning
An orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'".
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web' as the clever and loyal friend of a pig named Wilbur.
- The barn spider's web was intricately designed with radial threads that sparkled in the morning dew.
- In the corner of the old barn, a barn spider had spun a beautiful orb web to catch its prey.
- As the sun set, the barn spider began to dismantle its web, carefully recycling the silk for the next day's construction.
- Children on the farm enjoyed watching the barn spider work its magic, carefully spinning a new web every morning.