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Web Meaning: World Wide Web & Spider Web Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：the World Wide Web (web)

web 🔊

/wɛb/

the part of the internet you can visit with a browser to see websites.

the World Wide Web 🔊

➕

/ðə wɜːrld waɪd wɛb/

A system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet, forming a global information space.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'webb', meaning woven fabric; related to 'weave'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a spider's web—every strand connects to another, just like web pages link together.

📖 Example

The little girl learned a new dance by watching a tutorial on the web. 🔊 The little girl learned a new dance by watching a tutorial on the web.

🔗 Collocations

on the web – available or accessible via the World Wide Web

web browser – software used to access web pages

web page – a single document on the World Wide Web

🔄 Synonyms

internet (n.) – the global computer network that hosts the web

cyberspace (n.) – the virtual realm of computer networks, especially the internet

world wide web (n.) – the complete system of interlinked web pages

🚫 Antonyms

offline (adj./adv.) – not connected to the internet or web

intranet (n.) – a private network not part of the public web

🌱 Derivatives

webpage (n.) – a single document on the web

website (n.) – a collection of related web pages

webcam (n.) – a video camera that streams footage online

📖 Cultural Story

Originally meaning a woven fabric, 'web' gained its digital sense in the 1990s as the 'World Wide Web', coined by Tim Berners-Lee. The analogy of a spider's web connecting information nodes became a core metaphor for internet navigation.

Meaning 2：a spider's net (web)

web 🔊

/wɛb/

a net made by a spider from silk to catch insects.

Close-up of spider web with dew drops on leaves

a spider's net 🔊

➕

/ə ˈspaɪdərz nɛt/

A structure of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey, often found in corners or between plants.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

In the morning sunlight, the dew drops on the spider's web in the garden looked like tiny diamonds. 🔊 In the morning sunlight, the dew drops on the spider's web in the garden looked like tiny diamonds.

🔗 Collocations

spider's web – a web created by a spider

cobweb – an old dusty spider web

web weaving – the process of a spider constructing its web

🔄 Synonyms

cobweb (n.) – a spider web, especially an old or dusty one

net (n.) – an open-meshed fabric or structure used for catching things

trap (n.) – a device designed to catch animals, including spiders' webs

🚫 Antonyms

void (n.) – an empty space without any structure

🌱 Derivatives

webbing (n.) – a strong woven fabric of narrow strips, or the process of making a web

webfoot (n.) – a foot with skin connecting the toes, like a duck's