spiderweb

American  

[spahy-der-web] / ˈspaɪ dərˌwɛb /

verb (used with object)

spiderwebbed, spiderwebbing

1. to cover with a spider web or fine lines resembling a spider web.

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Etymology

Origin of spiderweb

First recorded in 1890–95; v. use of spider web

Example Sentences

Suddenly, she whacked her fist against the glass, and a crack stretched along the entirety of the screen like a spiderweb, the colors distorting, bands of deep red stretching across the image.

From Literature

Tymofeyev and his wife, a tattoo artist, secretly prepared Operation Spiderweb from inside a warehouse they rented near a Russian state security office, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine’s high-tech approach in Spiderweb allowed it not just to hit distant targets but to protect its agents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Operation Spiderweb’s Tymofeyev was one of those agents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Operation Spiderweb was back on.

From The Wall Street Journal