cobweb

Plural: cobwebs

Noun

• a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
• a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web
• A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
• One of its filaments; gossamer.
• Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
• An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
• A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
• The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
• fuzzy inexact memories.

Verb

Verb Forms: cobwebbed, cobwebbing, cobwebs

• To cover or entangle with spider webs.

Examples

• The old Scrabble board was so neglected it seemed ready to cobweb with disuse.

Synonyms

gossamer

Anagrams of cobweb