web

noun

• 1a network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey.
• a filmy network spun by some insect larvae, especially communal caterpillars.

• 2a complex system of interconnected elements, especially one perceived as a trap or danger:he found himself caught up in a web of bureaucracy
• (the Web)short for World Wide Web.

• 3a membrane between the toes of a swimming bird or other aquatic animal.
• a thin flat part connecting thicker or more solid parts in machinery.

• 4a roll of paper used in a continuous printing process.
• the endless wire mesh in a papermaking machine.

• 5a piece of woven fabric.

verb (webs, webbing, webbed)

• [with object] cover with or as though with a web:she noticed his tanned skin, webbed with fine creases