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Spider Noun Bre ˈspaɪdə(R ˈspaɪdər Stared Horror Hairy

Word spider
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈspaɪdə(r) / NAmE / ˈspaɪdər /
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  • she stared in horror at the hairy black spider.
  • i was bitten by a spider.
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spider

(noun)BrE / ˈspaɪdə(r) / NAmE / ˈspaɪdər /
  1. a small creature with eight thin legs. Many spiders spin webs (= nets of thin threads) to catch insects for food.
    • She stared in horror at the hairy black spider.
    • 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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