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   web

   /wɛb/

   noun

   • 1. a network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey. Similar meshnettingnetlatticelatticeworklaceworkinterlacingwebbingtissuegauzegossamerchiffonfabricmaterialtextilefibre
   • ▪ a filmy network spun by some insect larvae, especially communal caterpillars.
   • 2. a complex system of interconnected elements: "he found himself caught up in a web of bureaucracy" Similar networknexustangleknotcomplexmassconglomerationsetserieschainmazesnaretrap
   • ▪ the World Wide Web or the internet: "material downloaded from the web"
   • 3. a membrane between the toes of a swimming bird or other aquatic animal.
   • ▪ a thin flat part connecting thicker or more solid parts in machinery.
   • 4. a roll of paper used in a continuous printing process.
   • ▪ the endless wire mesh in a papermaking machine on which the paper is made.
   • 5. a piece of woven fabric. Similar meshnettingnetlatticelatticeworklaceworkinterlacingwebbingtissuegauzegossamerchiffonfabricmaterialtextilefibre

   verb

   • 1. cover with or as though with a web: "she noticed his tanned skin, webbed with fine creases"

   Word Origin Old Englishweb(b) ‘woven fabric’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch web, also to weave1. Early use of the verb was in the sense ‘weave fabric on a loom’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. weblike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • B

     3

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