webnoun [ C ]
uk/web/us/web/web noun [ C ] (NET)
B1 a net used to catch insects, made by a spider from the sticky thread that its body produces:
We watched a spider spin a web between three tall grass stems.
figurative Those involved in the fraud created an intricate web of trading companies to hide their activities.
See also
cobweb
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Animal dwellings - natural
- anthill
- arboreal
- biome
- burrow
- byre
- cobweb
- den
- earth
- habitat
- hole
- house
- lair
- litter
- lodge
- molehill
- nest
- niche
- rookery
- roost
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Nets, grids and grilles
web noun [ C ] (SKIN)
the skin connecting the toes of some birds and other animals living by or on water that helps them when swimming
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The legs & feet of non-human animals
- claw
- cloven
- foot
- forefoot
- foreleg
- hock
- hoof
- hooves
- limb
- member
- pad
- paw
- shank
- sucker
- talon
- toe
- trotter
- web-footed
- webbed