web
IPA: wˈɛb
noun
- The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
- (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- A latticed or woven structure.
- (usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
- A plot or scheme.
- The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
- (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
- A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
- The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
- (manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
- (lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
- (dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.
- A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
- The blade of a sword.
- The blade of a saw.
- The thin, sharp part of a colter.
- The bit of a key.
- (dated, US, radio, television) A major broadcasting network.
- (architecture) A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs.
- (medicine, archaic) A cataract of the eye.
- The World Wide Web.
- Alternative letter-case form of Web: the World Wide Web. [The World Wide Web.]
verb
- (intransitive) To construct or form a web.
- (transitive) To cover with a web or network.
- (transitive) To ensnare or entangle.
- (transitive) To provide with a web.
- (transitive, obsolete) To weave.
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Examples of "web" in Sentences
- The transcription is on the web.
- That seems impractical on the web.
- The is accessible through the Web.
- The summary is nowhere on the web.
- The paper is not on the web anymore.
- The and is documented on the web page.
- Behind the web, the killer is lurking.
- But the nature of the web blurs the lines.
- The wet web is formed from the slurry and the web is then dried.
- The vapor condenses on the passing web to further sterilize the web.
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