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noun / verb

web

WEB/web/

A network of interconnected strands or elements.

The web connects radial and spiral strands between the branches.

A natural orb spider web with interconnected radial and spiral silk strands between branches, dew highlights.
Etymology
webOld Englishwoven fabric, tapestry

Old English webb meant woven fabric. That image extended to a spider’s interlaced threads and to networks whose many connections resemble a woven structure.

In context

Angela Brown Cleaning0:37
A spider comes in your house, he spins an active web in hopes that he will catch other bugs.
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More examples

  • A web of friendships connects the families in this neighborhood.
  • She searches the web for a reliable recipe.
  • Fine cracks web the surface of the old clay pot.

Forms

web · webs · webbed · webbing

Similar words

network
Emphasizes connections among people or things, not interwoven strands.
mesh
Usually describes interlaced strands with small, regularly spaced openings.
net
Often means an openwork structure used to catch or hold things.