Web
noun
A pattern made from thread by a spider.
The spider spins a web to catch its prey.
noun
A structure of fine, threadlike filaments.
A web of human hair was found in the brush.
noun
The internet.
I found that information on the web.
Often appears as...
- surf the web
- web page
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Colloquial
noun
Any system of interconnected elements.
The web of relationships in this office is complex.
Often appears as...
- web of connections
- web of lies
noun
The skin between the fingers or toes of some animals.
Ducks have webs between their toes to help them swim.
noun
A pattern made from thread by a spider.
The spider spins a web to catch its prey.
noun
A structure of fine, threadlike filaments.
A web of human hair was found in the brush.
noun
The internet.
I found that information on the web.
Often appears as...
- surf the web
- web page
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
Any system of interconnected elements.
The web of relationships in this office is complex.
Often appears as...
- web of connections
- web of lies
noun
The skin between the fingers or toes of some animals.
Ducks have webs between their toes to help them swim.
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Pro Tip 1/2Spider's Craft
Understand that 'web' refers specifically to structures made by spiders, not other creatures.
We marveled at the spider's web in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/2Catch Not Make
'Web' suggests a purpose for trapping, unlike just any random thread formation.
The fly got stuck in the spider's web.
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How to choose your news...
While social media has enabled the truth to reach us faster, it's also allowed rumors to spread before they can be verified and falsehoods to survive long after they've been refuted. So, before you share that unbelievable or outrageous news item, do a web search to find any additional
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
And what it does when it's ready to pupate, instead of turning that spider into a bodyguard, it gets the spider to build a special kind of web. And so normally webs are designed to catch insects, this web is designed to support the weight of the cocoon. And so the wasp larva waits
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The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle that deters insects and microbes.
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The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
attracted to Bill she said he wasn't afraid of me the forth of these four broad styles those expressive of estrogen estrogen makes oxytocin these people tend to do what I call web thinking it's the way the brain is built
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Margaret Stewart: How...
Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer simply a question of ownership, it's a complex web of relationships
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Feedback loops: How...
And the natural world is full of these mechanisms formed by the links between living and nonliving things that build resilience by governing the way populations and food webs respond to events.
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The Silk Road:...
rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these spiders can build the world's largest orb webs up to 2 metres wide a few hours from the first spray of bridging line the job is done
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide.
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How to choose your news...
While social media has enabled the truth to reach us faster, it's also allowed rumors to spread before they can be verified and falsehoods to survive long after they've been refuted. So, before you share that unbelievable or outrageous news item, do a web search to find any additional
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
And what it does when it's ready to pupate, instead of turning that spider into a bodyguard, it gets the spider to build a special kind of web. And so normally webs are designed to catch insects, this web is designed to support the weight of the cocoon. And so the wasp larva waits
Video examples
The amazing ways plants...
Plants' defenses start at their surface. The bark covering tree trunks is full of lignin, a rigid web of compounds that's tough to chew and highly impermeable to pathogens. Leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle that deters insects and microbes.
Video examples
The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
Video examples
Love and hormones PIPE...
attracted to Bill she said he wasn't afraid of me the forth of these four broad styles those expressive of estrogen estrogen makes oxytocin these people tend to do what I call web thinking it's the way the brain is built
Video examples
Margaret Stewart: How...
Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer simply a question of ownership, it's a complex web of relationships
Video examples
Feedback loops: How...
And the natural world is full of these mechanisms formed by the links between living and nonliving things that build resilience by governing the way populations and food webs respond to events.
Video examples
The Silk Road:...
rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these spiders can build the world's largest orb webs up to 2 metres wide a few hours from the first spray of bridging line the job is done
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide.
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Geoff Ryman
Canadian Writer
The trouble with writing for the web is that writing is about getting people to forget they're reading. Anything that reminds them they are reading, or which annoys or distracts them, bounces them out of the world. And the web, it seems to me, is all bounce. A very, very difficult medium to write for.
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
The platform doesn't really matter to me, whether it's stage or theatre or even a web series. I just am more interested in, like, if it's a story that I would want to watch and if it's a character that I feel like I can contribute something to, then that's really what gets me.
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Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
For me, social media isn't just about connecting with friends and sharing photos; it's a bigger, more tangled web that's led me to jobs working in television, speaking gigs around the country, and it's even helped me land my first book deal!
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
People really do not have time to read all the newspapers in the world and all the sites that we now commonly use on the web. There is no possibility of keeping up.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
I think if you make good, interesting content with compelling story lines and good characters, people will tune into the web for as long as you want them to.
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Jay Ellis
American Actor
I want to create this pool of talent to draw from, and I hope that people get inspired to make more web series and bring them to me to help develop.
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Jon Postel
American Scientist
The world wide web has really been quite spectacular and not something I would have predicted.
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Stephen King
Author
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
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Phil Knight
American Businessman
I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes.
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William Blake
English Poet
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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Geoff Ryman
Canadian Writer
The trouble with writing for the web is that writing is about getting people to forget they're reading. Anything that reminds them they are reading, or which annoys or distracts them, bounces them out of the world. And the web, it seems to me, is all bounce. A very, very difficult medium to write for.
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
The platform doesn't really matter to me, whether it's stage or theatre or even a web series. I just am more interested in, like, if it's a story that I would want to watch and if it's a character that I feel like I can contribute something to, then that's really what gets me.
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Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
For me, social media isn't just about connecting with friends and sharing photos; it's a bigger, more tangled web that's led me to jobs working in television, speaking gigs around the country, and it's even helped me land my first book deal!
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
People really do not have time to read all the newspapers in the world and all the sites that we now commonly use on the web. There is no possibility of keeping up.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
I think if you make good, interesting content with compelling story lines and good characters, people will tune into the web for as long as you want them to.
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Jay Ellis
American Actor
I want to create this pool of talent to draw from, and I hope that people get inspired to make more web series and bring them to me to help develop.
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Jon Postel
American Scientist
The world wide web has really been quite spectacular and not something I would have predicted.
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Stephen King
Author
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
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Phil Knight
American Businessman
I've said many times that I might as well have webs between my toes.
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William Blake
English Poet
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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