spiderweb
Sticky silken lattice
A spiderweb is the silken structure spiders spin to catch prey, typically featuring radiating threads connected by spiral strands.
The word extends to anything resembling this pattern—a web of cracks, a web of lies, a web of intrigue.
As a verb, to spiderweb is to spread in a cracking pattern: The windshield spiderwebbed on impact.
Also spelled as two words: spider web.
Fine woven insect fiber
- spiralCurve winding around center
- orbLuminous celestial body
- radialEmanating from center
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
spoke · frame · geometry · symmetry · tensile · filament · strand · thread
Filmy, delicate material
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
translucent · sheer · fine · silken · delicate · dewdrops · glistening · morning
Apt to adhere
- preyAnimal being hunted
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- captureTake into custody
- ensnareCatch by trickery
entangle · ambush · predator · lure · arachnid · venom · hunt · snare
Ornamental open-weave fabric
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- crochetHooked needle needlework
tatting · doily · dreamcatcher · mandala · pattern · design · motif · jewelry
Joined in multiple ways
- nodesPoints of connection
- linksThings that connect
- meshInterlocking open weave
- hubCentral connection point
connections · branching · radial · internet · neural · pathways · spread · reach
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
anchor · spoke · frame · geometry · symmetry · tensile · filament · strand · thread · engineering
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
diaphanous · translucent · sheer · fine · silken · delicate · dewdrops · glistening · morning · light
sticky
Apt to adhere
ensnare · entangle · ambush · predator · lure · arachnid · venom · hunt · snare · webbing
lacework
Ornamental open-weave fabric
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
crochet · tatting · doily · dreamcatcher · mandala · pattern · design · motif · jewelry · pendant
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
hub · connections · branching · radial · internet · neural · pathways · spread · reach · spanning
spooky
Unsettlingly strange
witch · ghost · skeleton · graveyard · bat · vampire · zombie · mummy · monster · pumpkin
dusty
Coated with fine particles
vacant · deserted · dilapidated · decayed · crumbling · overgrown · attic · basement · cellar · corner
- spider websfunnel webs, silk thread, dragline, spiral, hub
- meshworknet, netting, mesh, lattice, gridwork
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- radial shapessunburst, starburst, pinwheel, asterisk, compass rose
spiderwebfortress
Heavily defended military structure
steel beam · concrete block · boulder · bedrock · brick wall