spider web

Noun
Synonyms: spider webspider's web

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a web resembling the webs spun by spidersSynonyms: spider webspider's web
  2. a web spun by spiders to trap insect preySynonyms: spider webspider's web
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spider web \Spi"der web"\, or Spider's web \Spi"der's web"\ . (Zool.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; -- also called cobweb. See Geometric spider, Triangle spider, under Geometric, and Triangle. [1913 Webster]
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