COBWEB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):

spider's web; spider web (a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey)

Meaning:

Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

Synonyms:

cobweb; gossamer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):

fibril; filament; strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)

Meaning:

A fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Derivation:

cobwebby (so thin as to transmit light)