Cobweb vs. Web

Cobwebnoun

A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.

Webnoun

The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

‘The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.’;

Cobwebnoun

One of its filaments; gossamer

Webnoun

Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.

Cobwebnoun

(figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.

Webnoun

Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web).

‘Let me search the web for that.’;

Cobwebnoun

An intricate plot to catch the unwary

Webnoun

(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing. A baseball glove, with a web between the thumb and forefinger

‘He caught the ball in the web.’;

Cobwebnoun

A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited

Webnoun

A latticed or woven structure.

‘The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.’;

Cobwebnoun

The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.

Webnoun

(usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.

‘Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says.’;

Cobwebnoun

The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.

Webnoun

A plot or scheme.

Cobwebnoun

A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.

‘I can not but lament thy splendid witEntangled in the cobwebs of the schools.’;

Webnoun

The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.

Cobwebnoun

That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.

‘The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age.’;

Webnoun

(rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.

Cobwebnoun

The European spotted flycatcher.

‘Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn.’;

Webnoun

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

Cobwebnoun

filaments from a cobweb

Webnoun

The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.

Cobwebnoun

a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

Webnoun

(manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.

Webnoun

(lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.

Webnoun

(dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.

Webnoun

A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

Webnoun

The blade of a sword.

Webnoun

The blade of a saw.

Webnoun

The thin, sharp part of a colter.

Webnoun

The bit of a key.

Webnoun

A major broadcasting network.

Webproper noun

: the World Wide Web.

‘I found it on the web.’;

Webverb

(intransitive) To construct or form a web.

Webverb

(transitive) To cover with a web or network.

Webverb

(transitive) To ensnare or entangle.

Webverb

(transitive) To provide with a web.

Webverb

To weave.

Webnoun

A weaver.

Webnoun

That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.

‘Penelope, for her Ulysses' sake,Devised a web her wooers to deceive.’; ‘Not web might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, or penalty of exile.’;

Webnoun

A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.

Webnoun

The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.

Webnoun

Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.

‘The somber spirit of our forefathers, who wove their web of life with hardly a . . . thread of rose-color or gold.’; ‘Such has been the perplexing ingenuity of commentators that it is difficult to extricate the truth from the web of conjectures.’;

Webnoun

A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.

Webnoun

A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

‘And Christians slain roll up in webs of lead.’;

Webnoun

The blade of a sword.

‘The sword, whereof the web was steel,Pommel rich stone, hilt gold.’;

Webnoun

A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object.

Webnoun

The blade of a saw.

Webnoun

The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail.

Webnoun

Pterygium; - called also webeye.

Webnoun

The thin, sharp part of a colter.

Webnoun

A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc.

Webnoun

The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.

Webnoun

The bit of a key.

Webnoun

The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

Webnoun

The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.

Webnoun

The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot.

Webnoun

The world-wide web; - usually referred to as the web.

Webverb

To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

Webnoun

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving;

‘the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn’;

Webnoun

an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

Webnoun

the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

Webnoun

an interconnected system of things or people;

‘he owned a network of shops’; ‘retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life’; ‘tangled in a web of cloth’;

Webnoun

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

Webnoun

a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

Webnoun

membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

Webverb

construct or form a web, as if by weaving