webs

Silk insect traps

Webs is the plural of web—structures of interlaced threads or filaments.

Spiders spin webs to catch prey.

By extension, any interconnected network: a web of lies, a web of intrigue.

The World Wide Web shortened to the web.

As a verb, webs means creates such connections or becomes entangled: Conspiracy theories webbed through the forum.

intrigue

tangled

Twisted confusedly together

manipulation · entanglement · machinations · plot · duplicity · espionage · intricate · lies · deception · subterfuge

spider

silk

Fine woven insect fiber

gossamer · spun · strands · filament · tarantula · trap-door · dragline · sticky · radial · spiral

fabric

woven

Interlaced on loom

  • textileMaterial from woven fibers
  • meshInterlocking open weave
  • loomFabric-making frame

weave · netting · gauze · lace · interlaced · crisscross · fiber · thread · membrane · tissue

network

interconnected

Joined in multiple ways

  • nodesPoints of connection
  • linksThings that connect
  • hubCentral connection point

mesh · topology · distributed · decentralized · grid · matrix · connected · interlaced · reticulation · lattice

internet

website

Online page collection

weblog · HTML · URL · domain · hyperlink · online · cyberspace · homepage · sitemap · webinar

anatomy

duck

Waterbird that quacks

  • frogTailless leaping amphibian
  • otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
  • platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal

membrane · feet · toes · swimming · amphibian · waterfowl · interdigital · flipper · paddle

Categories
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structure/form

websblocks

Obstructs or sections

slabs · walls · monoliths · plates · sheets

connectivity/organization

websfragments

Incomplete broken pieces

silos · islands · atoms

entanglement/entrapment

websopen spaces

Unoccupied expanses or gaps

freedom · simplicity · clarity · escapes

Phrases
Family

web, cobweb, webbed, webbing, spiderweb, interweb

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