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web
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
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noun
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
“The trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn”
noun
An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
noun
The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
noun
An interconnected system of things or people
“He owned a network of shops”
noun
Computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
noun
A fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
noun
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
verb
Construct or form a web, as if by weaving
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The trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn
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
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