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SPIDER WEB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
Synonyms:
spider's web; spider web
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spider web" is a kind of...):
web (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spider web"):
cobweb (a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web)
funnel web (a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web)
orb web (a circular spider web)
sheet web (an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A web resembling the webs spun by spiders
Synonyms:
spider's web; spider web
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spider web" is a kind of...):
entanglement; web (an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim)
