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Meaning
Noun
●
The
silken
structure which a
spider
builds
using
silk
secreted
from the
spinnerets
at the
caudal
tip
of its
abdomen
; a
spider
web.
●
Any
interconnected
set of
persons
,
places
, or things, which, when
diagrammed
,
resembles
a spider's web.
●
In Baseball:
The part of a
baseball mitt
between the
forefinger
and
thumb
, the webbing.
●
A
latticed
or
woven
structure.
●
A
tall tale
with more
complexity
than a
myth
or legend.
●
A
plot
or scheme.
●
The
interconnection
between
flanges
in
structural
members,
increasing
the effective
lever arm
and so the
load
capacity
of the member.
●
In Rail transportation:
The
thinner
vertical
section
of a
railway
rail
between the
top
(head) and
bottom
(foot) of the
rail
.
●
A
fold
of
tissue
connecting
the
toes
of certain
birds
, or of other animals.
●
The
series
of
barbs
implanted
on each
side
of the
shaft
of a
feather
, whether
stiff
and
united
together by
barbules
, as
in ordinary
feather
s, or
soft
and
separate
,
as in
downy
feather
s.
●
In Manufacturing:
A
continuous
strip
of
material
carried
by
rollers
during processing.
●
A long
sheet of paper
which is
fed
from
a roll
into a
printing press
,
as opposed to
individual
sheets
of
paper
.
●
A
band
of
webbing
used to
regulate
the
extension
of the
hood
of a carriage.
●
A
thin
metal
sheet
,
plate
, or
strip
,
as of
lead.
The
blade
of a sword.
The
blade
of a saw.
The
thin
,
sharp
part of a colter.
The
bit
of a key.
●
In American English, Radio & Television:
A major
broadcasting
network.
●
In Architecture:
A
section
of a
groin vault
,
separated
by ribs.
●
In Medicine:
A
cataract
of the eye.
Verb
●
To
construct
or form a web.
●
To
cover
with a
web
or network.
●
To
ensnare
or entangle.
●
To provide with a web.
●
To weave.
Name
●
Alternative letter-case form of Web: the World Wide Web.
●
The World Wide Web.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
web
English
webb
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Internet
Site
Browser
Network
Cloud
Platform
Database
App
Homepage
Desktop
Intertubes
Online
Blog
Software
Mobile
Server
Computer
Application
Globe
Blockchain
Marketplace
Multimedia
Intranet
Http
Technology
Apps
Content
User
Video
Networks
Wordpress
Portal
Digital
Html
Page
Channel
System
Networking
Email
Cyberspace
Iot
Media
Dashboard
Library
Ecommerce
Search Engine
Social Network
Social Media
Home Page
Cloud Computing
Internet Of Things
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Rhymes
Ebb
Deb
Jeb
Deb
Web
Feb
Reb
Neb
Sleb
Pleb
Bleb
Feb.
Celeb
World Wide Web
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