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web (enc)

Web

Noun1.web - an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
spider web, spider's web - a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
2.web - an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
spider web, spider's web - a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
3.web - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
4.web - 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"
reticulum - any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
espionage network - a network of spies
old boy network - an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own"
support system - a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style
system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
5.web - computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
computer network - (computer science) a network of computers
6.web - a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
7.web - membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
webfoot - a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals
Verb1.web - construct or form a web, as if by weaving
tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"

 

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