web

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

webs

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

web

past (v2)

webbed

past participle (v3)

webbed

present participle

webbing

3rd person singular

webs

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

   • The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.

2. 2.The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.

   • He caught the ball in the web.

3. 3.A latticed or woven structure.

   • The gazebo’s roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.
   • The colonists were forbidden to manufacture any woollen, or linen, or cotton fabrics ; not a web might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, on penalty of exile.

4. 4.Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

   • "But THAT! Was the OLDEN TIMES! A massive, worldwide web of global information has ENTANGLED THE WORLD! People in Beijing can read about a magical incident in Moperville in seconds, and have video of it in minutes!"

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To ensnare or entangle.

2. 2.To construct or form a web.

3. 3.To cover with a web or network.

4. 4.To provide with a web.

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