Spider
What someone's called
A spider is an eight-legged arachnid that spins silk webs to catch prey.
Spiders range from harmless house spiders to venomous species like black widows.
The word extends to spider-like things: a cast-iron skillet with legs, a frame for holding items, or software that crawls the web indexing pages.
To spider is to spread outward in multiple directions: Cracks spidered across the windshield.
Interwoven filament structure
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
tarantula · black widow · spinnerets · cobweb · egg sac · molt · abdomen · cephalothorax
Fine woven insect fiber
- orbLuminous celestial body
- strandThin fiber piece
- radialEmanating from center
- spiralCurve winding around center
sticky · dew · intricate · gossamer · funnel · anchor · thread · trap
Device for holding tight
- bracketSupport or category
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- frying panShallow cooking vessel
- skilletShallow pan for frying
cast iron · trivet · camping · cookware · legs · stand · Dutch oven · outdoor
West African spider deity
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- ArachneWeaver transformed into spider
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
creation · folklore · storytelling · cunning · wisdom · Native American · African · Greek
Morbid dread of spiders
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- crawlyProducing squirming discomfort
- startleFrighten suddenly
scream · panic · therapy · exposure · disgust · terror · nightmare · shudder
Something that inches along
- botAutomated software agent
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- search engineTool for locating websites
web crawling · sitemap · robots.txt · parsing · data extraction · automated · URL · hyperlink
web
Interwoven filament structure
fangs · tarantula · black widow · spinnerets · cobweb · egg sac · molt · abdomen · cephalothorax · brown recluse
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
spiral · sticky · dew · intricate · gossamer · funnel · anchor · thread · trap · pattern
clamp
Device for holding tight
- bracketSupport or category
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- frying panShallow cooking vessel
skillet · cast iron · trivet · camping · cookware · legs · stand · Dutch oven · outdoor · stabilizer
Anansi
West African spider deity
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- ArachneWeaver transformed into spider
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
Navajo · creation · folklore · storytelling · cunning · wisdom · Native American · African · Greek · transformation
arachnophobia
Morbid dread of spiders
startle · scream · panic · therapy · exposure · disgust · terror · nightmare · shudder · anxiety
crawler
Something that inches along
- botAutomated software agent
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
search engine · web crawling · sitemap · robots.txt · parsing · data extraction · automated · URL · hyperlink · traversal
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- spider websSilk structures trapping prey
- spider bitePuncture from eight-legged creature
- spider's webSilk structure for prey
- itsy bitsy spiderTenacious eight-legged nursery character
- spider monkeyThin-limbed tropical primate
- giant spiderVery large eight-legged creature