SPIDERWEB

Etymology

Noun

spiderweb (plural spiderwebs)

The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

Hypernyms

• web

Verb

spiderweb (third-person singular simple present spiderwebs, present participle spiderwebbing, simple past and past participle spiderwebbed)

(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.

Anagrams

• Web spider

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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