Cobweb
noun
A structure built by a spider from sticky thread to trap insects for food.
The old attic was full of cobwebs.
Often appears as...
- clear the cobwebs
- cobweb in the corner
noun
A sign of inactivity or neglect.
His knowledge is full of cobwebs due to disuse.
Often appears as...
- blow away the cobwebs
- cobwebs in the mind
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of spider's web that is old, neglected, and covered with dust.
There were cobwebs hanging everywhere in the haunted house.
Often appears as...
- cobweb in the attic
- full of cobwebs
noun
Confused thoughts or ideas.
After a good night’s sleep, he was able to clear the cobwebs from his mind.
Often appears as...
- clear the cobwebs
- cobwebs in the mind
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A structure built by a spider from sticky thread to trap insects for food.
The old attic was full of cobwebs.
Often appears as...
- clear the cobwebs
- cobweb in the corner
noun
A sign of inactivity or neglect.
His knowledge is full of cobwebs due to disuse.
Often appears as...
- blow away the cobwebs
- cobwebs in the mind
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of spider's web that is old, neglected, and covered with dust.
There were cobwebs hanging everywhere in the haunted house.
Often appears as...
- cobweb in the attic
- full of cobwebs
noun
Confused thoughts or ideas.
After a good night’s sleep, he was able to clear the cobwebs from his mind.
Often appears as...
- clear the cobwebs
- cobwebs in the mind
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/2Spiders' Handiwork
Emphasize that 'cobweb' refers to structures made by living spiders for catching prey.
While cleaning, she found a spider in the midst of its cobweb.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
Use 'cobweb' to vividly describe areas suggesting neglect or age.
The basement's abandoned appearance was accentuated by cobwebs in each corner.
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!
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Matthew Macfadyen
English Actor
I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn't feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you're doing a play you're using different muscles, and it blew all the cobwebs away.
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Annie Murphy
Canadian Actress
Write and create as much as you can, because if you're sitting around waiting for someone to give you a well-round, interesting, incredible role on a silver platter, you're going to be a real cute skeleton covered in cobwebs when that happens.
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Dana Perino
American Journalist
I love road trips. If you haven't been on one in a while, it's time to put a trip on your calendar. Driving can help clear the cobwebs of your mind, and you can learn a lot about your fellow Americans while you're at it.
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Adriana Trigiani
American Novelist
And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
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Henry Fox
English Statesman
Touch but a cobweb in Westminster Hall, and the old spider of the law is out upon you with all his vermin at his heels.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
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Clive Cussler
American Writer
Maybe some day they'll find me behind the computer, just bones and cobwebs.
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Mort Walker
American Artist
Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart.
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Ross Perot
American Businessman
Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart.
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!
Quote examples
Matthew Macfadyen
English Actor
I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn't feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you're doing a play you're using different muscles, and it blew all the cobwebs away.
Quote examples
Annie Murphy
Canadian Actress
Write and create as much as you can, because if you're sitting around waiting for someone to give you a well-round, interesting, incredible role on a silver platter, you're going to be a real cute skeleton covered in cobwebs when that happens.
Quote examples
Dana Perino
American Journalist
I love road trips. If you haven't been on one in a while, it's time to put a trip on your calendar. Driving can help clear the cobwebs of your mind, and you can learn a lot about your fellow Americans while you're at it.
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Adriana Trigiani
American Novelist
And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that ethic and applied it to my writing craft.
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Henry Fox
English Statesman
Touch but a cobweb in Westminster Hall, and the old spider of the law is out upon you with all his vermin at his heels.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
Quote examples
Clive Cussler
American Writer
Maybe some day they'll find me behind the computer, just bones and cobwebs.
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Mort Walker
American Artist
Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart.
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Ross Perot
American Businessman
Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart.
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