web

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Noun

Singular web

Plural webs

A spider's web

1. (countable) A web is a series of lines, ideas, or thoughts connected.

   Her web of thoughts is complex.

2. (countable) A spiderweb.

   The spider is spinning a very large web.

3. (uncountable) The Internet. (the World Wide Web)

   Simple English Wiktionary is my favorite place on the web.

Verb

Plain form web

Third-person singular webs

Past tense webbed

Past participle webbed

Present participle webbing

1. (transitive) If you web something, you cover it with a web.

   Spiders web their prey and then eat them.

Related words

• cobweb
• spiderweb
• webbed
• webbing