Cobweb

  • 41cobweb — noun a spider s web, especially an old or dusty one. Derivatives cobwebbed adjective cobwebby adjective Origin ME coppeweb, from obs. coppe spider + web …

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  • 42cobweb — I. n. 1. Spider s web. 2. Entanglement, snare, meshes, toils, insidious intricacy. 3. Flimsy or frail thing, piece of flimsiness. 4. Musty tradition, hoary and useless custom, worthless time worn trappings. II. a. Flimsy, slight, gauzy, worthless …

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  • 43cobweb — noun (C) 1 a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects; spiderweb AmE 2 blow/brush/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and have more energy cobwebbed… …

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  • 44cobweb — n 1. spider s web, gossamer, thread, filament, fiber, fibril, fibrilla, Biol. membrane, Zool. webbing. 2. gossamer, cheesecloth, mosquito netting, gauze, tissue, tissue paper; sheer, chiffon, voile, organza, organdy, lace, filigree; ephemera,… …

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  • 45cobweb — cob·web …

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  • 46cobweb — [ˈkɒbˌweb] noun [C] a net that a SPIDER makes out of thin sticky strings to catch insects in …

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  • 47cobweb — cob•web [[t]ˈkɒbˌwɛb[/t]] n. v. webbed, web•bing 1) ivt a spiderweb, esp. when irregular 2) anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial 3) a network of plot or intrigue 4) cobwebs, confusion or indistinctness: a head full of cobwebs[/ex] 5) to… …

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  • 48cobweb — /ˈkɒbwɛb / (say kobweb) noun 1. a web or net spun by a spider to catch its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. anything fine spun, flimsy, or unsubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an insidious snare. 5. anything obscure or… …

  • 49cobweb —   Pūnāwelewele, hihi pūnāwelewele …

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  • 50COBWEB — abbr. COntent Based image retrieval on the WEB (WWW, ESPRIT) …

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