Web

English Meaning

A weaver.

1. A woven fabric, especially one on a loom or just removed from it.
2. The structural part of cloth.
3. A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.
4. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.
5. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.
6. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.
7. The World Wide Web.
8. A radio or television network.
9. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.
10. The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.
11. Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap1, webbing.
12. Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell.
13. A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.
14. A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.
15. A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.
16. To provide with a web.
17. To cover or envelop with a web.
18. To ensnare in a web.