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A web is a sticky pattern of threads woven by a spider, or something similar that appears to be woven together. Your little sister might weave a web of yarn into a potholder.

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A weaver.

Noun
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

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membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

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an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

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a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

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computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

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an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"

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an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"

Verb
construct or form a web, as if by weaving

n.
A weaver.

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That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.

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A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.

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The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.

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Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.

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A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.

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A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

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The blade of a sword.

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The blade of a saw.

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The thin, sharp part of a colter.

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The bit of a key.

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A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object.

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The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail.

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A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc.

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The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

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The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot.

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Pterygium; -- called also webeye.

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The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.

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The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.

v. t.
To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

Web

Web , n. [OE. webbe, AS. webba. See Weave.] A weaver. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Web

Web, n. [OE. web, AS. webb; akin to D. web, webbe, OHG. weppi, G. gewebe, Icel. vefr, Sw. v'84f, Dan. v'91v. See Weave.] 1. That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.

Penelope, for her Ulysses' sake, Devised a web her wooers to deceive.

Not web might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, or penalty of exile.

2. A whole piece of linen cloth as woven. 3. The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb. "The smallest spider's web." Shak. 4. Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.

The somber spirit of our forefathers, who wove their web of life with hardly a . . . thread of rose-color or gold.

Such has been the perplexing ingenuity of commentators that it is difficult to extricate the truth from the web of conjectures.

5. (Carriages) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood. 6. A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

And Christians slain roll up in webs of lead.

Specifically: - (a) The blade of a sword. [Obs.]

The sword, whereof the web was steel, Pommel rich stone, hilt gold.

(b) The blade of a saw. (c) The thin, sharp part of a colter. (d) The bit of a key. 7. (Mach. & Engin.) A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object. Specifically: -- (a) The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail. (b) A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc. (c) The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist. (d) The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot. 8. (Med.) Pterygium; -- called also webeye. Shak. 9. (Anat.) The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians. 10. (Zo'94l.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather. Pin and web (Med.), two diseases of the eye, caligo and pterygium; -- sometimes wrongly explained as one disease. See Pin, n., 8, and Web, n., 8. "He never yet had pinne or webbe, his sight for to decay." Gascoigne. -- Web member (Engin.), one of the braces in a web system. -- Web press, a printing press which takes paper from a roll instead of being fed with sheets. -- Web system (Engin.), the system of braces connecting the flanges of a lattice girder, post, or the like.

Web

Web , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Webbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Webbing.] To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

A weaver.

That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.

To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

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Usage Examples

I think what's really amazing is that given the scale of the web and getting the compute power we have today, we're starting to see things that appear intelligent but actually aren't semantically intelligent.

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers.

If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools.

Now that I finally have the time for it, this web surfing stuff turns out to be as interesting and fun and addictive as you've all been telling me. Zipping from link to link, chasing an idea across the noosphere, sucking up information like a killer whale - way cool.

Just as we accumulate memories of facts by integrating them into a network, we accumulate life experiences by integrating them into a web of other chronological memories. The denser the web, the denser the experience of time.

Many dotcoms recruited people from existing companies who were quite experienced in finance, marketing, distribution and other disciplines but not necessarily experienced in the Web culture.

I think there's a future where the Web and print coexist and they each do things uniquely and complement each other, and we have what could be the ultimate and best-yet array of journalistic venues.

I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell phone, a regular e-mail account, a Facebook account, a Twitter account, and a Web site. Some of them also have a Google Voice number. There are the sentimental few who still have fax machines.

My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.

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Other Usage Examples

I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China, which is supposedly the tea of eternal youth. It's called Silver Needle. It's unbelievably expensive, but I get it on the Web.

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with them.

If the Starbucks secret is a smile when you get your latte... ours is that the Web site adapts to the individual's taste.

More and more, job listings are exclusively available online and as technology evolves nearly every occupation now requires a basic level of digital literacy with web navigation, email access and participation in social media.

Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining.

I was telling somebody just the other day, there's technically such a hierarchy in this business. You have film, that's the ideal then you have TV, and things like web series do not claim as much cred, but the fact is, if the material is solid and I believe and trust in the team that's involved, I don't care what format it is.

Only enemies speak the truth friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.

I made a Christmas album a couple of years ago and just put it out on my Web site. It kind of smacked of this flavor. All of the reviews said it was Western swing even when it was Christmas standards.