web (n.)

  1. an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn'

  2. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

    [ Syn: entanglement ]

  3. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

    [ Syn: vane ]

  4. 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

    [ Syn: network ]

  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

    [ Syn: world wide web , www ]

  6. a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

  7. membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

    web (v.)

  1. construct or form a web, as if by weaving

    [ Syn: net ]

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