spiderweb
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈspaɪdərˌwɛb/
:
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- More important is to understand how we get entangled in this spiderweb.
- spiderweb of cracks
- spiderweb of tracks
- spiderweb of lines
Examples
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The artist created a stunning mural that resembled a spiderweb, with intricate patterns woven throughout.
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Now that I know what I’m looking at, this spiderweb network of cracks is a real giveaway.
Fiction book (1997) -
The infected cells have a definite spiderweb look.
Fiction book (1993) -
There is a spiderweb of roads and train tracks all around the country moving corn from where it's being grown to these CAFOs.
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Alicia's heart sank as she saw a thin spiderweb of cracks spread along the crystalline wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spiderweb of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, catching every airborne particle in its tissue.
Academic text (1991) -
Braided leather reins crossed the wall like spiderwebs, and shelves were stacked with spare horseshoes and jars of liniment.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the storm, the old trees were adorned with a spiderweb of cracks from the freezing temperatures.
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Social media can sometimes feel like a spiderweb, connecting people in complex and unexpected ways.
Synonyms
89
4.2
A complicated network that can trap or confuse people
8
1.4
A fine silk net that a spider makes to catch insects
2
1.0
A fine net of silk that a spider makes to catch insects
1
6.5
A pattern of many thin connected lines that form a net
A pattern of fine cracks that spread like a spider's web on a surface
Antonyms
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spiderweb is also used for a tangled network because a real web can 'trap' things and links many points together. That's why we call a complicated group of people or problems a 'spiderweb'—it feels connected and hard to get out of.