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Web Discovered Noun Bre Spider Spun Perfect Window

Word web
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / web / NAmE / web /
Example
  • a spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
  • a web of streets
  • we were caught in a tangled web of relationships.
  • she discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
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web

(noun)BrE / web / NAmE / web /
    • = spider’s web
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spider-s-web
    • A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
  1. a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected to each other
    • a web of streets
    • We were caught in a tangled web of relationships.
    • She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
    • = World Wide Web
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-world-wide-web
    • I found the information on the Web.
  2. a piece of skin that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs
  3. Extra Examples

    • A Web search brought up 900 hits.
    • I found this survey on the Web.
    • Many people use the Web to make their travel plans.
    • More and more people were drawn into his web of deceit.
    • The mass media form a web of communications.
    • a broadband Web connection
    • An increasingly complex web of legislation has been considered.
    • Investigations have begun into a web of corruption within the government.
    • She discovered a web of intrigue.
    • What part does bacteria have to play in the food web?
    • a web of deceit/lies

    Word Origin

    • Old English web(b) ‘woven fabric’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch web, also to weave.
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