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web

(w/E/b )

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving(noun.object)

Example:
The trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn.

source: wordnet30
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
entanglement

source: wordnet30
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft(noun.animal)

Synonym:
vane

source: wordnet30
an interconnected system of things or people(noun.group)

Example:
Tangled in a web of cloth.

Synonym:
network

source: wordnet30
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
world wide web, www

source: wordnet30
a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
A weaver.(noun)

source: webster1913
That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.(noun)

source: webster1913

construct or form a web, as if by weaving(verb.creation)

Synonym:
net

source: wordnet30
To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.(verb)

source: webster1913

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