web Definition

web
noun

1. A network of slender threads constructed by a spider to trap insects.

Thesaurus: net, mesh, lattice, interlacing, screen, snare, tangle, trap, weave.
2. A membrane that connects the toes of a swimming bird or animal.
3. printing.
A continuous roll of paper fed through rollers in an offset lithographic printing process.
Form: web offset
4. Any intricate network.

Example: a web of lies
5. A thin metal plate or sheet.
6a. Short for World Wide Web;

Form: the Web


Example: Web page
Example: Web site

verb webbed, webbing

intr
1. To make or weave a web.
2. To envelop or connect with a web.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon webb.