n.

2. A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.

3. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.

4. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.

5. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.

6. often Web The World Wide Web.

7. A radio or television network.

8. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.

9. The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.

10. Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap¹, webbing.

11. Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell.

12. A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.

13. A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.

14. A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.

tr.v. webbed, web·bing, webs

1. To provide with a web.

2. To cover or envelop with a web.

3. To ensnare in a web.

n

1. any structure, construction, fabric, etc, formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.

2. (Zoology) a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects. See also cobweb¹

3. (Zoology) a similar network of threads spun by certain insect larvae, such as the silkworm

4. (Textiles) a fabric, esp one in the process of being woven

5. (Zoology) a membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds or the digits of such aquatic mammals as the otter

6. (Zoology) the vane of a bird's feather

7. (Architecture) architect the surface of a ribbed vault that lies between the ribs

8. (Mechanical Engineering) the central section of an I-beam or H-beam that joins the two flanges of the beam

9. (General Engineering) any web-shaped part of a casting used for reinforcement

10. (Mechanical Engineering) the radial portion of a crank that connects the crankpin to the crankshaft

11. (Metallurgy) a thin piece of superfluous material left attached to a forging; fin

13. (Textiles) the woven edge, without pile, of some carpets

15. any structure, construction, etc, that is intricately formed or complex: a web of intrigue.

vb, webs, webbing or webbed

16. (tr) to cover with or as if with a web

17. (tr) to entangle or ensnare

18. (intr) to construct a web

3.

a. a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.

b. the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.

1. A structure of fine silky strands woven by spiders or by certain insect larvae. The web of a spider is used to catch insect prey.

2. A fold of skin or thin tissue connecting the toes of certain animals, especially ones that swim, such as water birds and otters. The web improves the ability of the foot to push against water.

3. also Web The World Wide Web.