Definition of "web"
- noun
The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web).
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
A latticed or woven structure.
The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
- verb
To construct or form a web.
To cover with a web or network.
To ensnare or entangle.
To provide with a web.
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