web
noun
1. an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
- the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn
Definition categories: object
2. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
Similar word(s): entanglement
Definition categories: man–made, trap
3. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
Similar word(s): vane
Definition categories: animal, blade
4. an interconnected system of things or people
- tangled in a web of cloth
Similar word(s): network
Definition categories: group, scheme, system
5. computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
Definition categories: man–made
6. a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
Definition categories: man–made, cloth, fabric, material, textile
7. membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
Definition categories: animal, membrane
Sentences with web as a noun:
- The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.
- Let me search the web for that.
- He caught the ball in the web.
- The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.