spider web Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
    spider's web.
  2. noun a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
    spider's web.

WordNet

Spi"der web", Spi"der's web" (Also<
  • Spider web
  • Spider's web
)
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey. See Geometric spider, Triangle spider, under Geometric, and Triangle. = cobweb

Webster 1913