to spider
- verb
- /ˈspaɪdər/
- As the tree aged, its branches started to spider out, reaching towards the sky in all directions.
- fractures spidered
- walls spidered
Examples
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The cracks began to spider across the old plaster, creating a network of lines on the wall.
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And the pathway will also spider off this direction.
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I haven't been really spider my body, my my mind what really wanted to climb, but my body just couldn't.
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In the early morning light, dew-covered strands spider through the grass, resembling delicate lace.
Synonyms
To cover something with thin lines like a spider's web
Compounds
An animal that lives in trees in the Americas with long thin arms and a tail that grasps branches
A large spider that hunts on the ground and runs to catch other animals instead of using webs
A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors
A large North American spider with black and yellow markings often found in gardens
- Specialized
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
- Informal
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
A tiny spider-like animal that makes fine webs and eats plant juice, damaging leaves
- Specialized
A small red mark on the skin with a dot in the middle and thin red lines like a spider
- Specialized
A small red spot on the skin with short red lines spreading like a spider
- Specialized
A small red spot on the skin with thin red lines spreading out from the middle
How Wide
Surface Forms
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.