intricate+web

  • 1web — n. 1) to spin; weave a web 2) an intricate, tangled web (a tangled web of intrigue) 3) a spider web USAGE NOTE: Spiders spin webs. People weave webs (the author wove a web of mystery). * * * [web] weave a web tangled web (a tangled web of… …

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  • 2intricate — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ amazingly, highly, incredib …

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  • 3web — noun 1 that a spider makes ADJECTIVE ▪ spider (esp. AmE), spider s (esp. BrE) VERB + WEB ▪ build, make, spin, weave 2 complicated series/network of sth …

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  • 4web — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse vefr web, Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century 1. a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom 2. a. cobweb, spiderweb b. a network of silken… …

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  • 5web — /wɛb / (say web) noun 1. something formed as by weaving or interweaving. 2. a thin silken fabric spun by spiders, and also by the larvae of some insects, as the tent caterpillars, etc.; cobweb. 3. a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth …

  • 6web — webless, adj. weblike, adj. /web/, n., v., webbed, webbing. n. 1. something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving. 2. a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb. 3 …

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  • 7web — [[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… …

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  • 8web — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cobweb, spiderweb; weaving, texture, mesh, net; net work, hookup; trap, snare, scheme, plan; tissue, gossamer. See crossing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A combination of threads] Syn. cobweb, lacework,… …

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  • 9History of the World Wide Web — The World Wide Web ( WWW or simply the Web ) is a global information medium which users can read and write via computers connected to the Internet. The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet itself, but the Web is a service… …

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  • 10Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …

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