spider web
Arachnid's sticky snare
A spider web is the silken structure spun by spiders to catch prey.
The classic form is an orb web—concentric circles connected by radial threads—though webs take many shapes.
Figuratively, a spider web is any intricate network or trap: a spider web of lies, caught in a spider web of bureaucracy.
Also spelled spiderweb.
Luminous celestial body
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- radialEmanating from center
spiral · hub · spokes · anchor points · geometry · symmetry · architecture · construction
Fiber for stitching
spinnerets · protein · tensile · elastic · sticky · dragline · anchor · shimmering
Easily broken or harmed
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- detailedFull of specifics
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- fineAcceptable in quality
ornate · lacework · filigree · patterned · woven · gossamer · symmetrical · geometric
Animal being hunted
- captureTake into custody
- ensnareCatch by trickery
- entangleTwist into confusion
- snareDevice for catching prey
sticky · ambush · insect · fly · mosquito · moth · hunting · predator
Occupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- cobwebbedCovered in spider silk
abandoned · dusty · Halloween · shadowy · atmospheric · decrepit · attic · basement
Interconnected system
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- websiteOnline page collection
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
interconnection · nodes · mesh · browser · sitemap · domain · online · navigation
orb
Luminous celestial body
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
radial · spiral · hub · spokes · anchor points · geometry · symmetry · architecture · construction · engineering
thread
Fiber for stitching
filament · spinnerets · protein · tensile · elastic · sticky · dragline · anchor · shimmering · translucent
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
fine · ornate · lacework · filigree · patterned · woven · gossamer · symmetrical · geometric · radial
prey
Animal being hunted
snare · sticky · ambush · insect · fly · mosquito · moth · hunting · predator · vibration
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
cobwebbed · abandoned · dusty · Halloween · shadowy · atmospheric · decrepit · attic · basement · forgotten
network
Interconnected system
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- websiteOnline page collection
cyberspace · interconnection · nodes · mesh · browser · sitemap · domain · online · navigation · linking
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- animal architectsbeaver, beehive, honeycomb, termite mound, ant colony
- bug encountersbee sting, mosquito bite, ant bite, wasp sting, bug bite
- Web thingswebsite, webmaster
- insect signscocoon, chrysalis, silk, hive, honeycomb
- nature patternsspiral, fractal, honeycomb, branching, symmetry
spider webfortress
Heavily defended military structure
steel beam · concrete wall · bunker · bedrock · brick wall
spider webescape route
Planned exit path
exit · open door · release mechanism · freedom · liberation