spiderweb
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See also: spider-web and spider web
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web.
Noun[edit]
spiderweb (plural spiderwebs)
- The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
- (figuratively) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
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Translations[edit]
net-like construct of a spider
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something that resembles a spider's web
Verb[edit]
spiderweb (third-person singular simple present spiderwebs, present participle spiderwebbing, simple past and past participle spiderwebbed)
- (transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.