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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