WEB (webbed, webbing)
Dictionary entry overview: What does web mean?
• WEB (noun)
The noun WEB has 7 senses:
1. an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
2. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
3. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
4. an interconnected system of things or people
5. computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
6. a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7. membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
Familiarity information: WEB used as a noun is common.
• WEB (verb)
The verb WEB has 1 sense:
1. construct or form a web, as if by weaving
Familiarity information: WEB used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEB (noun)
Meaning:
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "web"):
spider web; spider's web (a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey)
webbing (something forming a web (as between the toes of birds))
Meaning:
An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
entanglement; web
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "web"):
spider web; spider's web (a web resembling the webs spun by spiders)
Meaning:
The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
web; vane
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
blade (a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue))
Meronyms (parts of "web"):
barb (one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather)
Holonyms ("web" is a part of...):
feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
Meaning:
An interconnected system of things or people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
network; web
Context examples:
he owned a network of shops / retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life / tangled in a web of cloth
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "web"):
reticulum (any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels))
espionage network (a network of spies)
old boy network (an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics))
support system (a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style)
Meaning:
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
WWW; World Wide Web; web
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)
Meaning:
A fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meaning:
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("web" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals)
Holonyms ("web" is a part of...):
webfoot (a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin)
• WEB (verb)
Meaning:
Construct or form a web, as if by weaving
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
web; net
Hypernyms (to "web" is one way to...):
tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
