noun
web
wehb
noun
1
A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.
"A web glistened with dew between the fence posts."
2
The World Wide Web, the network of linked pages accessible over the internet.
"She searched the web for reviews before buying."
3
A complex, interconnected network of things or people.
"He got caught in a web of lies."
4
A membrane of skin joining the toes of certain birds and animals.
"A duck's webbed feet have skin stretched between the toes."
How to Use Web
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spider's silk network, the internet as a system of linked pages, or figuratively a tangled network of connections or deceit.
Common pairings
spider web
web of lies
surf the web
web browser
Word Forms
webbed past tense, webs plural, webs singular
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Etymology
From Old English webb, from a Germanic root meaning "to weave" — the same root that gives us "weave" and "waspish" cousins in other languages.