web /web/

1. The fine structure of gossamer threads spun by a spider to entrap insects
2. That which is woven
3. A whole piece of cloth as woven in the loom
4. A kind of cloth or weave
5. A thin metal plate or sheet
6. (in paper-making) an endless wire mesh working on rollers
7. A large sheet or roll of paper
8. The skin between the toes of waterfowl, etc
9. In birds, the vexillum of a feather
10. Any connective tissue (anatomy)
11. The surface between the ribs of a vaulted roof (architecture)
12. A narrow connecting section between two stouter parts (machinery)
13. (often with cap) the World Wide Web
14. A film over the eye (obsolete)
15. Anything like a cloth web in its complication or a spider's web in its flimsiness or power to entangle
16. A plot, snare, intrigue or fabrication

Of or relating to the World Wide Web

To envelop or to connect with a web

To make or weave a web

webbed adjective

1. Having a web
2. (of the toes or fingers) partially joined together by a membrane of skin

webbˈing noun

1. A woven strip of hemp, used for belts, etc, for various purposes in upholstery, and as tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine
2. The condition of being palmate or hand-shaped, palmation (zoology)
3. The webs of webbed hands or feet

webbˈy adjective

webificāˈtion noun

webˈify transitive verb (informal)

1. To convert (data) into a form that can be published on the World Wide Web
2. To accommodate to the World Wide Web

webˈ-like adjective

web authoring noun

The design and creation of pages on the World Wide Web

webˈcam noun

A small digital video camera attached to a computer that can be used to send visual images across the Internet

webˈcast noun

An audio or video programme that is broadcast live over the Internet

intransitive verb and transitive verb

To broadcast (a programme) live over the Internet

webˈchat noun

Communication in real time over the Internet

web design noun

The design and creation of websites

web designer noun

webˈ-fingˈered adjective

webˈfoot noun

A foot the toes of which are united with a web or membrane

webˈfooted adjective

webˈhead noun (informal)

An enthusiastic user of the World Wide Web

webˈlog noun

A blog

webˈmail noun

Electronic mail accessed via the World Wide Web

webˈmaster noun

A person who creates, manages or maintains a website

web offset noun

A method of offset printing using a reel of paper

web page noun

An electronic document on the World Wide Web, a component of a website, written in HTML and usu including additional scripts or graphics

webˈring noun

A set of websites, usu with a common theme, each of which can be accessed from another site in the group

webˈsite or web site noun

A location on the World Wide Web with content supplied and maintained by a single person or organization

web spinner noun

A mainly tropical insect which uses glands on its front legs to spin silk tunnels in which it lives

webˈ-toed adjective

webˈwheel noun

1. A wheel in which the rim, spokes and centre are formed from one single piece of material
2. A wheel with a web or plate instead of spokes

webˈworm noun (US)

Any of a number of caterpillars that spin webs in which they feed or rest

webˈzine /-zēn/ noun

A journal available only on the World Wide Web

web and pin or pin and web (Shakespeare) see under pin

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