web

/wɛb/
verb
  1. To cover or connect with a web or network.
    • Vines web the entire side of the building.
    • Spiders web the corners of the old shed every summer.
    • The artist webbed the sculpture with thin metal wires.
noun
  1. A network of fine threads made by a spider to catch insects.
    • A spider was spinning a web in the corner of the window.
    • The morning dew glistened on the spider's web in the garden.
    • We walked into a large web stretched between two trees.
  2. The internet or the World Wide Web, especially as a source of information and communication.
    • She found the recipe on the web.
    • The web has changed how we access news and connect with friends.
    • Many people now shop on the web instead of going to stores.
  3. A complex system of interconnected things.
    • A web of roads connects all the towns in the region.
    • The investigation revealed a web of lies and deceit.
    • He became trapped in a web of debt.
  4. The skin between the toes of some water birds and animals, used for swimming.
    • The otter's webbed feet are adapted for life in the water.
    • The frog's feet have a small web for swimming.
    • Ducks have a web between their toes to help them paddle.
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