spider web

2 definitions found

spider web - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spider web \Spi"der web"\, or Spider's web \Spi"der's web"\ .
     (Zool.)
     The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders,
     particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; -- also
     called cobweb. See Geometric spider, Triangle spider,
     under Geometric, and Triangle.
     [1913 Webster]

spider web - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spider web
      n 1: a web resembling the webs spun by spiders [syn: spider web
           , spider's web]
      2: a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey [syn: spider web,
         spider's web]