cobwebs

/ ˈkɒbˌwɛbz /

plural noun

1. mustiness, confusion, or obscurity
2. informal.
   stickiness of the eyelids experienced upon first awakening

Example Sentences

The congressional seat can’t be surrendered to “a political hack,” she told a few score at a roadhouse grill in Amboy, done up with cobwebs and skeletons for Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times

Plastic planters collect cobwebs on a shelf in the yard.

From Los Angeles Times

It was 10 feet by 30 feet, and “I saw boxes hiding in the back, it was dirty, dusty, there were cobwebs and what looked like a bunch of broken furniture,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

These creative teams promise fresh contemporary takes on watershed dramas that cleared away the cobwebs of the 19th century stage.

From Los Angeles Times

The wooden stairs creak under our weight, and I wave cobwebs outta my face.

From Literature