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Definition of "cobweb" [cob•web]

  • The web spun by a spider to catch its prey. (noun)
  • A single thread spun by a spider. (noun)
  • Something resembling the web of a spider in gauziness or flimsiness. (noun)
  • An intricate plot; a snare: caught in a cobweb of espionage and intrigue. (noun)
  • Confusion; disorder: cobwebs on the brain. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cobweb" in a sentence
  • "As for Flush's verses, they are what I call cobweb verses, thin and light enough; and Arabel was mistaken in telling you that"
  • "As for Flush's verses, they are what I call cobweb verses, thin and light enough; and Arabel was mistaken in telling you that Miss Mitford gave the prize to them."
  • ""Last time, we felt what we call the cobweb effect," Rice said."