spiderweb

[ spahy-der-web ]

verb (used with object)

, spi·der·webbed, spi·der·web·bing.

1. to cover with a spider web or fine lines resembling a spider web.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiderweb¹

First recorded in 1890–95; v. use of spider web

Example Sentences

One can see in Ernst's statement how this spiderweb of lies serves to distract and confuse.

From Salon

"Instead, these thin structures respond to the motion of the air in a sound field. I wondered how to make an engineered device that would also be able to respond to sound-driven airflow. We tried various human-made fibers that were very thin, but they were also very fragile and difficult to work with. Then, Dr. Jian Zhou was walking in our campus nature preserve and saw a spiderweb blowing in the breeze. He thought spider silk might be a great thing to try."

From Science Daily

His smoky form goes in and out of view like a spiderweb.

From Literature

These resemble the fibrous proteins found naturally in the body, much like a spiderweb at nanoscale.

From Science Daily

It gets louder when they start screaming because of a giant spiderweb.

From Literature