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Spider Noun ˈspaɪdə(R ˈspaɪdər Poisonous Stared Horror Hairy

Word3 spider
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈspaɪdə(r)/ /ˈspaɪdər/
Example
  • a poisonous spider
  • she stared in horror at the hairy black spider.
  • in the film, giant spiders attack a town in arizona.
  • i was bitten by a spider.
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spider

(noun)/ˈspaɪdə(r)/ /ˈspaɪdər/
  1. a small creature with eight thin legs. Many spiders spin webs to catch insects for food.
    • SEE ALSO money spider
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/money-spider
    • a poisonous spider
    • She stared in horror at the hairy black spider.
    • In the film, giant spiders attack a town in Arizona.
    • I was bitten by a spider.

    Word Origin

    • late Old English spīthra, from spinnan ‘draw out and twist (fibre)’; related to German spinnen.
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