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to spider

to spider

1 7.5
To spread out in thin lines across a surface like a web
  • verb
  • /ˈspaɪdər/
translation icon : formar una red de grietas
  • As the tree aged, its branches started to spider out, reaching towards the sky in all directions.
  • fractures spidered
  • walls spidered

Examples

  • The cracks began to spider across the old plaster, creating a network of lines on the wall.

  • And the pathway will also spider off this direction.

  • I haven't been really spider my body, my my mind what really wanted to climb, but my body just couldn't.

  • In the early morning light, dew-covered strands spider through the grass, resembling delicate lace.

Synonyms

to spiderweb
vsto spider
5.3

To cover something with thin lines like a spider's web

moves or spreads out in thin lines forming delicate radiating patterns

Compounds

8 1.4

A fine silk net that a spider makes to catch insects

An animal that lives in trees in the Americas with long thin arms and a tail that grasps branches

spider sense
  • Informal
2 8.7

A strong feeling that warns you of danger before you see it

1 6.9

A large spider that hunts on the ground and runs to catch other animals instead of using webs

1 3.6

A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors

spider mite
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A tiny bug that spins fine webs and feeds on plant leaves

A large North American spider with black and yellow markings often found in gardens

comb-footed spider
  • Specialized
9.8

A spider with a row of short stiff hairs on each hind foot that often spins irregular webs

An orchid that flowers in spring with pale outer petals and a large brown soft middle petal

barking spider
  • Informal
9.9

An imaginary creature people blame as a joke for a sudden noisy sound like a fart

A large orange and tan spider often found in barns that makes a new round web each day

A large crab with long legs and a spiny shell that lives in European coastal waters

A large spider from southern Europe once thought to make people dance uncontrollably

2.8

A common spider that lives in gardens and makes round webs

A spider that hunts and catches insects instead of making a web

6.8

A tiny red mite that spins webs and eats plant leaves

A tiny spider-like animal that makes fine webs and eats plant juice, damaging leaves

orb-weaving spider
  • Specialized
8.2

A spider that spins round webs to catch flying insects

sea spider
  • Specialized
7.6

A small sea animal with a thin body and long legs like a spider

A spider that makes a silk-lined underground nest with a camouflaged lid

spider angioma
  • Specialized
7.7

A small red mark on the skin with a dot in the middle and thin red lines like a spider

9.9

A fern with delicate divided leaves often grown in shady gardens

A sea crab with very long legs and a small triangular body

A plant with thin, lacy leaves often kept indoors for decoration

A tall garden plant with long, white or pink flowers that look like spiders

spider nevus
  • Specialized
8.4

A small red spot on the skin with short red lines spreading like a spider

A flower with long thin petals that look like a spider

vascular spider
  • Specialized
8.7

A small red spot on the skin with thin red lines spreading out from the middle

How Wide

to radiate
8 5.0
to spider
1 7.5
to vein
5 7.7
to streak
21 3.7

Surface Forms

spider infinitive
spidered past
spidered past participle
spidering present participle
spiders third person singular

Etymology

To spider across a surface means to spread in thin lines like a spider's web, so when cracks or roots 'spider' out you can picture many small threads stretching from a centre.