spider's web

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spider's web

A spider's web glistens with morning dew in the garden.

Definition

Noun: 1. A web spun by spiders to trap insect prey: A structure of very fine, sticky silk threads created by a spider, used to catch insects for food. 2. A web resembling the webs spun by spiders: Any intricate, delicate network or structure that looks similar to a spider's web.

Usage Examples
  • Literal Meaning:
    • The morning dew glistened on the intricate spider's web stretched between the branches.
    • A fly was hopelessly trapped in the sticky spider's web.
  • Figurative Meaning:
    • The old attic was filled with a thick spider's web of dust and cobwebs.
    • He was caught in a spider's web of lies and deceit from which he could not escape.
Advanced Usage
  • Metaphorical Use: Often used to describe complex, interconnected, and potentially entrapping situations or systems.
    • The investigation revealed a vast spider's web of corporate corruption.
  • "To spin a spider's web": An idiom meaning to create a complex, often deceptive, plan or situation.
    • The spy spent years spinning a spider's web of false identities.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cobweb (n): Typically refers to an old, dusty spider's web, often found in abandoned places. It can also be used figuratively for something outdated or forgotten.
    • We need to clear the cobwebs from our old marketing strategy.
  • Web (n): A more general term that can mean a spider's web, but also any network of fine threads or interconnected parts (e.g., the World Wide Web).
  • Orb web (n): A specific, common type of spiral spider's web.
Synonyms
  • Snare: A trap for catching animals, often used figuratively like "spider's web."
  • Net: An open-meshed fabric or structure for catching things.
  • Mesh: A network of wire, thread, etc.
  • Labyrinth: A complicated, irregular network; a maze (for the figurative sense).
Related Phrases
  • A tangled web: A phrase popularized by Sir Walter Scott ("Oh, what a tangled web we weave...") meaning a complicated and problematic situation created by deception.
    • His lies created a tangled web that eventually ensnared him.
Related Idioms
  • Like a fly in a spider's web: To be completely trapped and helpless in a dangerous or inescapable situation.
    • The whistleblower felt like a fly in a spider's web, surrounded by powerful enemies.
spider's web

A spider's web glistens with morning dew in the garden.

Noun
  1. a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
  2. a web resembling the webs spun by spiders

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