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spiderweb

spiderweb

See also: spider-web and spider web

English

A spider's web

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Noun

spiderweb (plural spiderwebs)

  1. The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
  2. Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

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Verb

spiderweb (third-person singular simple present spiderwebs, present participle spiderwebbing, simple past and past participle spiderwebbed)

  1. (transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.