cobwebbing
Forming dusty strands
Cobwebbing is applying decorative fake cobwebs, typically for Halloween: We spent the afternoon cobwebbing the front porch.
The term also describes a pattern of fine cracks spreading like a spider's web across a surface—in paint, glass, or aging skin.
As a teaching technique, cobwebbing means mapping connections between ideas in a web-like diagram.
Revolving around an axis
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- cornersWhere edges converge
abandoned · dusty · intricate · delicate · sticky · entanglement · arachnid · nesting
Coated with fine particles
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- disuseCessation of practice
- decayGradual organic breakdown
attic · unused · old · musty · storage · accumulation · untouched · stagnant
Forming concentrated groups
- connectionsRelationships between things
- associationsMental or organizational links
- outliningTracing outer contours
- prewritingInitial composition planning stage
branching · nodes · linking · creativity · visualization · planning · subtopics · exploration
Irregular colored patches
- circulationMovement through a system
- vascularOf blood vessels
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- reticulatedArranged in netlike pattern
cyanosis · pallor · capillaries · extremities · shock · hypoperfusion · dermis · purplish
Breaking without separating completely
- crazingFine surface fracture pattern
- alligatoringPaint cracking in scales
- agingGrowing older over time
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
finish · coating · lacquer · varnish · deterioration · peeling · flaking · oxidation
spinning
Revolving around an axis
corners · abandoned · dusty · intricate · delicate · sticky · entanglement · arachnid · nesting · filaments
dusty
Coated with fine particles
decay · attic · unused · old · musty · storage · accumulation · untouched · stagnant · deterioration
clustering
Forming concentrated groups
- connectionsRelationships between things
- associationsMental or organizational links
- outliningTracing outer contours
prewriting · branching · nodes · linking · creativity · visualization · planning · subtopics · exploration · ideation
mottling
Irregular colored patches
- circulationMovement through a system
- vascularOf blood vessels
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
reticulated · cyanosis · pallor · capillaries · extremities · shock · hypoperfusion · dermis · purplish
cracking
Breaking without separating completely
- crazingFine surface fracture pattern
- alligatoringPaint cracking in scales
- agingGrowing older over time
weathering · finish · coating · lacquer · varnish · deterioration · peeling · flaking · oxidation · brittleness
cobwebbingdusting
Removing surface grime
cleaning · tidying · housekeeping · polishing · sweeping
cobwebbingrestoration
Returning something to condition
preservation · renovation · refurbishment · renewal · revitalization
cobweb, webbed, webbing, cobwebs, spiderweb, cobs, cobwebby, cobwebbed