web
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn
Types & categories
- object hypernym
- spider web hyponym
- tent hyponym
- webbing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
construct or form a web, as if by weaving
Types & categories
- tissue hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
Types & categories
- trap hypernym
- spider web hyponym
Related & opposite
- mire derivation
Sense 4 noun
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
Types & categories
- blade hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 5 noun
an interconnected system of things or people
he owned a network of shops
Types & categories
- system hypernym
- reticulum hyponym
- espionage network hyponym
- old boy network hyponym
- support system hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
Types & categories
- computer network hypernym
Sense 7 noun
a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
Types & categories
- fabric hypernym
Related & opposite
- web derivation
Sense 8 noun
membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
Types & categories
- tissue layer hypernym
Parts & wholes
- webfoot part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | web |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | netlike |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | object |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spider web |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | webbing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | netting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meshwork |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | web |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | webbing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | network |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | web |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tissue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | trap |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spider web |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | feather |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | barb |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | blade |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | network |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | web |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | system |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | reticulum |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | espionage network |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | old boy network |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | support system |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | computer network |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | web |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | fabric |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | webfoot |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | tissue layer |