website
Americannoun
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websites
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
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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Rather than point state regulators to a fixed edition of the forms, the rule directs them to the NAIC’s dynamic website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Accidents aren’t the only potential threat to nuclear facilities,” a page on its website says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday and was inaccessible for several hours.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Liz teaches me some basics of social media and website design, and by lunchtime, we’ve built a digital empire for my girl.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Normally, those retailers have products including hats, golf polos and shirts on their websites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said: "Khaleed initiated it - saying that there are ways you can make money, and with these methods you will gain large amounts of profit through it, through these websites."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
At the risk of dating myself even more than I already have, I had a few websites that I visited daily from the family room of my suburban home.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Thomas said the community council websites would be attractive as links to their URLs appeared on the Scottish Borders Council website.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
There are Muslim newspapers, magazines, radio stations, publishers, websites, apps, and YouTube channels.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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