web

[[t]wɛb[/t]]

n. v. webbed, web•bing

1) ent ivt something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving

2) a woven, silky network spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects; cobweb

3) tex

a) a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom

b) the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug

4) something interlaced or latticelike:

a web of branches[/ex]

5) an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.:

a web of evidence; the web of life[/ex]

6) something that snares or entangles; a trap

7) webbing 1)

8) zool. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds

9) orn the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.

10) bui a broad section connecting the flanges of a metal beam, rail, or truss

11) mac an arm of a crank, usu. one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.

12) archit. (in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing

13) pri a large roll of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press

14) rtv a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country

15) cmp cmp World Wide Web

16) to cover with or as if with a web; envelop

17) to ensnare or entrap

18) to make or form a web

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OS webbi, OHG wappi, weppi, ON vefr; akin to weave