spider web
noun
the web that is spun by a spider, made of interlaced threads of viscous fluid that harden on exposure to air.
spider's web
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a variation of
spider web.
Example Sentences
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"This seems to be the only case where a spider's web is designed to catch a single prey species, and where the mechanism is triggered by the prey rather than by the predator."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
That’s exactly how the world’s villains want us to be: angry and afraid, trying to wriggle free from the spider’s web while they laugh and plot our demise.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Mariners sweltering in the Gulf, waiting to pass the Strait of Hormuz, are part of a spider’s web of supply in which pressure at any point can be felt across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
This spider’s web of connections, this gnarled family tree, constitutes the lion’s share of “Magnolia’s” “plot,” held together by Aimee Mann’s indelible soundtrack and Jon Brion’s vigorous score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Theodoric’s analysis depended partly on examining rainbow-like images that he encountered in daily life: in the spray thrown up by a turning water-wheel, in the drops of dew on a spider’s web.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
