Web (Noun)
Meaning 1
An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The city's ancient streets formed a complex web of alleys and side roads.
- The fabric of their relationship was a fragile web of mutual dependency.
- The canal system created a web of waterways that made transportation easier.
- The old mansion was hidden behind a web of overgrown gardens and shrubbery.
- The fireworks exploded in a web of colorful lights and patterns in the night sky.
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Meaning 4
The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 5
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 7
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals.
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Nouns denoting animals.