threads of a cobweb

  • 31web — [web] n [: Old English;] 1.) [singular] the Web the system on the Internet that allows you to find and use information that is held on computers all over the world = ↑the World Wide Web on the web ▪ a guide to the best education related sites on… …

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  • 32web — [ web ] noun * 1. ) count a net of thin THREADS that a SPIDER makes in order to catch insects: COBWEB 2. ) count a complicated set of related things, often considered to be dangerous or difficult to deal with: web of: The story is a complex web… …

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  • 33spiderweb — noun (C) AmE a very fine network of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects; cobweb BrE …

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  • 34web — noun (C) 1 a net of thin threads made by a spider to catch insects: spin a web (=make a web) see also: cobweb 2 a web of sth a closely related set of things that can be very complicated: a web of lies 3 pieces of skin that connect the toes of… …

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  • 35web — [web] noun [C] 1) a net of thin THREADS that a SPIDER makes in order to catch insects Syn: cobweb 2) a complicated set of related things a web of lies[/ex] …

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  • 36spi·der web — /ˈspaıdɚˌwɛb/ noun, pl ⋯ webs [count] US : a network of sticky threads made by a spider and used as a resting place and a trap for food called also spider s web, web compare ↑cobweb …

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