Definition of Spider web

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spider web
network spun by a spider to catch insects for food

spider's web
network of thin strings spun by a spider in order to trap insects

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Spider web Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Spider web

Alt. of Spider's web
  

WordNet 2.0
spider web

Noun
1. a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
(synonym) spider's web
(hypernym) web, entanglement
2. a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
(synonym) spider's web
(hypernym) web
(hyponym) cobweb

hEnglish - advanced version
spider web

spider web
\spi"der web"\ (?), or spider's web \spi"der's web"\ ]. (zo?l.) the silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey. see geometric spider, triangle spider, under geometric, and triangle.
spider web
n : a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey (or something resembling such a web) [syn: spider's web ]





Spider web Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Spider-web
To see spider-webs, denotes pleasant associations and fortunate ventures.
  


Spider web Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Spider web
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web or cobweb (from the obsolete word "coppe", meaning "spider" ) is a device built by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets. Insects can get trapped in spider webs, providing nutrition to the spider; however, not all spiders build webs to catch  prey, and some do not build webs at all. The word "cobweb" is usually used for a web inside a house, where dust has gathered on the sticky silk, forming long, hanging streamers.

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