website
Americannoun
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websites
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of website
1990–95
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Explanation
A collection of online documents or resources is a website. Looking for a great website to help you increase your word knowledge? We recommend Vocabulary.com. Whenever you use the internet, you visit websites, whether they're a single page or a complex assortment of content and pages. Popular websites provide information, discussion forums, videos, shopping, and much more. We visit websites to get the weather report, buy plane tickets, listen to music, check school calendars, and post vacation photos. Website was first used in 1994, not long after the invention of the World Wide Web in 1990.
Vocabulary lists containing website
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Example Sentences
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The group has pulled the report from its website, saying it needed to clarify its findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to a federal contracting website, Acentra has been paid $44.6 million of its $67.5-million contract, which Rodarmer said was extended until Sept. 24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe website says Knox's show, Cartwheel, is about motherhood and asks how she will explain what happened in Perugia to her daughter.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
You can find what the agency estimates you’ll receive in benefits at different claiming ages by creating an account on the Social Security Administration website.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
But there weren’t any guards in any of the photos on Jenny Yen’s website.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
In the absence of official information, Venezuelan civilians have created websites to help locate victims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Authorities in New Jersey are investigating the death of Mohamed Coulibaly, the founder of an e-commerce scheme that recruited professional athletes to invest in seemingly bogus websites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Now Mahran finds an escape and purpose freelancing to create mobile apps, websites and advertisements.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Some rely on AI to generate realistic-looking attorney photos and websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Maybe we should look at the websites Mom made for all those clients,” Finn said.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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