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In some senses, cobweb is marked as figuratively, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
cobweb
/ˈkɒbwɛb/
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, circular, largest
COBWEB + NOUN
corner
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
[…] there was stretched across his gateway a circular cobweb of the largest kind and quite entire. This looked so ominous that I actually turned aside and went in the back way.
A cobweb, night-spun, hung in an insidious circle from branch to branch, facing her. Early as it was, its first victim struggled in its gummy meshes.
2
One of its filaments; gossamer.
3
Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
blow the cobwebs away
The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age.
4
An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools.
5
A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
[…] there was stretched across his gateway a circular cobweb of the largest kind and quite entire. This looked so ominous that I actually turned aside and went in the back way.
Wiktionary02
A cobweb, night-spun, hung in an insidious circle from branch to branch, facing her. Early as it was, its first victim struggled in its gummy meshes.
Wiktionary03
blow the cobwebs away
Wiktionary04
There is a big cobweb in the corner.
Tatoeba · #233486105
"Cop" was a Middle English word for spider, preserved in the word "cobweb."
Tatoeba · #13495966Usage Notes
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