Webb vs. Web

Webbnoun

English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)

Webbnoun

English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)

Webnoun

The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

Webnoun

Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.

Webnoun

Specifically, the World Wide Web (often capitalized Web).

Webnoun

(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing. A baseball glove, with a web between the thumb and forefinger

Webnoun

A latticed or woven structure.

Webnoun

(usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.

Webnoun

A plot or scheme.

Webnoun

The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.

Webnoun

(rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.

Webnoun

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

Webnoun

The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.

Webnoun

(manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.

Webnoun

(lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.

Webnoun

(dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.

Webnoun

A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

Webnoun

The blade of a sword.

Webnoun

The blade of a saw.

Webnoun

The thin, sharp part of a colter.

Webnoun

The bit of a key.

Webnoun

A major broadcasting network.

Webproper noun

: the World Wide Web.

Webverb

(intransitive) To construct or form a web.

Webverb

(transitive) To cover with a web or network.

Webverb

(transitive) To ensnare or entangle.

Webverb

(transitive) To provide with a web.

Webverb

To weave.

Webnoun

A weaver.

Webnoun

That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.

Webnoun

A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.

Webnoun

The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.

Webnoun

Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.

Webnoun

A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.

Webnoun

A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.

Webnoun

The blade of a sword.

Webnoun

A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object.

Webnoun

The blade of a saw.

Webnoun

The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail.

Webnoun

Pterygium; - called also webeye.

Webnoun

The thin, sharp part of a colter.

Webnoun

A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc.

Webnoun

The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.

Webnoun

The bit of a key.

Webnoun

The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

Webnoun

The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.

Webnoun

The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot.

Webnoun

The world-wide web; - usually referred to as the web.

Webverb

To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

Webnoun

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving;

Webnoun

an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

Webnoun

the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

Webnoun

an interconnected system of things or people;

Webnoun

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

Webnoun

a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

Webnoun

membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

Webverb

construct or form a web, as if by weaving