to weave a web
1web — n. 1) to spin; weave a web 2) an intricate, tangled web (a tangled web of intrigue) 3) a spider web USAGE NOTE: Spiders spin webs. People weave webs (the author wove a web of mystery). * * * [web] weave a web tangled web (a tangled web of… …
2weave — 01. Joan [weaves] beautiful patterns into the wall hangings she makes. 02. The carpet has a very tight [weave], and will last a lifetime. 03. The floor was covered with [woven] mats made of straw. 04. The carpet has a very interesting geometric… …
3web — n. & v. n. 1 a a woven fabric. b an amount woven in one piece. 2 a complete structure or connected series (a web of lies). 3 a cobweb, gossamer, or a similar product of a spinning creature. 4 a a membrane between the toes of a swimming animal or… …
4weave — I. verb (wove or weaved; woven or weaved; weaving) Etymology: Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Greek hyphainein to weave, hyphos web Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 …
5web — Synonyms and related words: anatomy, animal fiber, arabesque, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, artificial fiber, basketry, basketwork, bed, braid, braiding, build, building, cancellation, capillament, cilium, cirrus, cloth, cobweb,… …
6Weave — (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p. {Woven} (w[=o]v n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[… …
7web — n. net created by a spider; net, mesh; World Wide Web, network of HTML documents which are linked together and located all over the world (Computers, Internet); weave, fabric; network (of lies, etc.) v. capture in a net, capture in a web;… …
8web — O.E. webb woven fabric, from P.Gmc. *wabjan (Cf. O.S. webbi, O.N. vefr, Du. webbe, O.H.G. weppi, Ger. gewebe web ), from PIE *webh (related to O.E. wefan; see WEAVE (Cf. weave)). Meaning spider s web …
9weave — [wēv] vt. WOVE or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, woven or wove or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, weaving, wove [ME weven < OE wefan, akin to ON vefa, Ger weben < IE * webh (> Gr hyphē) < base * (a)we , to plait, weave] 1. a) …
10web — ► NOUN 1) a network of fine threads constructed by a spider, used to catch its prey. 2) a complex system of interconnected elements. 3) (the Web) short for WORLD WIDE WEB(Cf. ↑World Wide Web). 4) a membrane between the toes of a swimming bird or… …
