spider web
network spun by a spider to catch insects for food
spider's web
network of thin strings spun by a spider in order to trap insects
Spider web
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web or cobweb (from the obsolete word "coppe", meaning "spider" ) is a device built by a
spider out of
proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its
spinnerets. Insects can get trapped in spider webs, providing nutrition to the spider; however, not all spiders build webs to catch
prey, and some do not build webs at all. The word "cobweb" is usually used for a web inside a house, where dust has gathered on the sticky silk, forming long, hanging streamers.
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spider web
Noun
1. a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
(synonym) spider's web
(hypernym) web, entanglement
2. a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
(synonym) spider's web
(hypernym) web
(hyponym) cobweb
Spider web
Alt. of Spider's web
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Spider-web
To see spider-webs, denotes pleasant associations and fortunate ventures.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project