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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Users can choose their destination and dates later, and there aren’t any blackout dates or additional fees, according to the Happiness Insurance website.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
An Anthropic agent went rogue during testing this summer and submitted a false tip about a homicide to a police website in Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is described on the park’s website as “an intense 70-mile-per-hour thrill ride” that reaches 200 feet in height.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Stanfield says that the website connects brands to more than 340,000 clippers from all over the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
I knew this because I’d looked up her name on the school website the night before in my information-gathering process.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tickets quickly began emerging on resale websites, with ringside VIP seats being advertised for £73,645, while upper tier seats were available for £425.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
According to Anthropic's account, as relayed by police, the model was running a test that involved interacting with randomly selected websites when it reached the site and filed false information about an unsolved murder.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
On one hand, people can use AI to build websites or find activities to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Last night, I read on 1 of my favorite websites a moving post about a dog that needs a home.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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