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spiderweb

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/
  • US: /ˈspaɪ̯dɚwɛb/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web.

Across languages

Translations

213 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: spinnerak — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: shfallëngonjë — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: bramangë — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: cergë — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: pezhishkë — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: brimajë — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: pëlhurë merimange — net-like construct of a spider
  • Albanian: endëz — net-like construct of a spider
  • Arabic: بَيْت الْعَنْكَبُوت (bayt al-ʕankabūt) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Arabic: نَسِيج الْعَنْكَبُوت (nasīj al-ʕankabūt) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Aramaic: ܢܘܠܐ (nawlā) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Aramaic: ܓܘܓܝ (gəwāḡay) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Armenian: սարդոստայն (sardostayn) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Armenian: ոստայն (ostayn) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Aromanian: pãndzinã — net-like construct of a spider
  • Asturian: telaraña — net-like construct of a spider
  • Azerbaijani: hörümçək toru — net-like construct of a spider
  • Bashkir: ау (aw) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Bashkir: үрмәксе ауы (ürməkse awı) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Belarusian: павуці́на (pavucína) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Belarusian: павуці́нне (pavucínnje) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Belarusian: павуці́ньне (pavucínʹnje) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Bengali: মাকড়সার জাল (makṛośar jal) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Breton: gwiad-kevnid — net-like construct of a spider
  • Bulgarian: па́яжина (pájažina) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Burmese: ပင့်ကူအိမ် (pang.kuim) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Catalan: teranyina — net-like construct of a spider
  • Cebuano: lawa-lawa — net-like construct of a spider
  • Chamicuro: pujsemu — net-like construct of a spider
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蠄蟧絲網 /蠄𮔚丝网 (kam4 lou4 si1 mong5) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蜘蛛網 /蜘蛛网 (zi1 zyu1 mong5) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蜘蛛網 /蜘蛛网 (zhīzhūwǎng) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛛網 /蛛网 (zhūwǎng) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Cornish: gwias kevnis — net-like construct of a spider
  • Czech: pavučina — net-like construct of a spider
  • Danish: spindelvæv — net-like construct of a spider
  • Danish: edderkoppespind — net-like construct of a spider
  • Daur: атаакий шулс (ataakij šuls) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Dutch: spinnenweb — net-like construct of a spider
  • Erzya: сёксть (śoksť) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Esperanto: araneaĵo — net-like construct of a spider
  • Estonian: ämblikuvõrk — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: eiturfon — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: lokkanet — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: kongurvág — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: spinnilvevur — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: eiturkoppanet — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: eiturkoppanót — net-like construct of a spider
  • Faroese: lokkaroykur — net-like construct of a spider
  • Fijian: lawalawa — net-like construct of a spider
  • Finnish: hämähäkinseitti — net-like construct of a spider
  • Finnish: seitti — net-like construct of a spider
  • French: toile d'araignée — net-like construct of a spider
  • French: toile — net-like construct of a spider
  • French: arantèle — net-like construct of a spider
  • Galician: tea — net-like construct of a spider
  • Galician: tea de araña — net-like construct of a spider
  • Galician: arañeira — net-like construct of a spider
  • Georgian: აბლაბუდა (ablabuda) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Georgian: ობობას ბადე — net-like construct of a spider
  • Georgian: ქსელი (kseli) — net-like construct of a spider
  • German: Spinnennetz — net-like construct of a spider
  • German: Spinnwebe — net-like construct of a spider
  • German: Spinnengewebe — net-like construct of a spider
  • German: Spinngewebe — net-like construct of a spider
  • Greek: ιστός αράχνης (istós aráchnis) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ancient Greek: ἀράχνιον (arákhnion) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hebrew: קוּרֵי עַכָּבִישׁ (kuréy akavísh) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hindi: जाल (jāl) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hindi: मकड़ी का जाल (makṛī kā jāl) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hindi: जाला (jālā) — net-like construct of a spider
  • White Hmong: tsev kab laug sab — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hungarian: pókháló — net-like construct of a spider
  • Hunsrik: Spinneweb — net-like construct of a spider
  • Icelandic: kóngulóarvefur — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ido: araneotelo — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ido: araneoreto — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ingrian: hämöverkko — net-like construct of a spider
  • Interlingua: tela de aranea — net-like construct of a spider
  • Irish: líon damhán alla — net-like construct of a spider
  • Irish: líontán damhán alla — net-like construct of a spider
  • Italian: ragnatela — net-like construct of a spider
  • Japanese: クモの巣 (kumonosu) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Japanese: 蜘網 (chimō) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Japanese: 蛛網 (chumō) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kapampangan: agi — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kashubian: pajiczëna — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kazakh: өрмек (örmek) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kazakh: өрмекшінің торы (örmekşınıñ tory) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Khmer: មងពីងពាង (mɔɔng piing piəng) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Khmer: ឧណ្ណា (ʼunnaa) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kikuyu: nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ — net-like construct of a spider
  • Korean: 거미줄 (geomijul) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Northern Kurdish: tevnepîrik — net-like construct of a spider
  • Kyrgyz: жөргөмүш тору (jörgömüş toru) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ladino: tiralanya — net-like construct of a spider
  • Lao: ໃຍແມງມຸມ (nyai mǣng mum) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latgalian: staipeknis — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latin: arāneum — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latin: arānea — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latin: cassiculus — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latvian: zirnekļa tīkls — net-like construct of a spider
  • Latvian: zirnekļtīkls — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ligurian: tägnâ — net-like construct of a spider
  • Lithuanian: voratinklis — net-like construct of a spider
  • Luxembourgish: Spaweck — net-like construct of a spider
  • Macedonian: паја́жина (pajážina) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Malay: sawang — net-like construct of a spider
  • Malayalam: ചിലന്തിവല (cilantivala) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Maltese: għanqbuta — net-like construct of a spider
  • Manx: sneeuane — net-like construct of a spider
  • Manx: feegan — net-like construct of a spider
  • Māori: māwhai — net-like construct of a spider
  • Māori: māwhaiwhai — net-like construct of a spider
  • Māori: tukutuku — net-like construct of a spider
  • Marathi: जाळे (jāḷe) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Marathi: कोळिष्टक (koḷiṣṭak) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Middle English: web — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mi'kmaq: go'gwejijua'pi — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mi'kmaq: awo'wejituo'pi — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mingrelian: ბონდღი (bondɣi) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mingrelian: ბორბოლიაშ მოსა (borboliaš mosa) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mirandese: aranheira — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mokilese: pwijehn ohnmwahnloang — net-like construct of a spider
  • Mongolian: аалзны тор (aalzny tor) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Nahuatl: tzahualli — net-like construct of a spider
  • Nahuatl: tocatzahualli — net-like construct of a spider
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii bitłʼóól — net-like construct of a spider
  • Neapolitan: babbalòtte — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spindelvev — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Bokmål: edderkoppnett — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kingelvev — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Bokmål: edderkoppspinn — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spindelvev — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: edderkoppnett — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kingelvev — net-like construct of a spider
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: edderkoppspinn — net-like construct of a spider
  • Occitan: telaranha — net-like construct of a spider
  • Occitan: rantela — net-like construct of a spider
  • Persian: انفست (anfast) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Persian: کرو — net-like construct of a spider
  • Persian: کارتنک (kārtanak) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Iranian Persian: تارِ عَنْکَبوت (târ-e ankabut) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Iranian Persian: تار تارتنک (tār-e tārtanak) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Piedmontese: ragnà — net-like construct of a spider
  • Polish: pajęczyna — net-like construct of a spider
  • Portuguese: teia — net-like construct of a spider
  • Portuguese: teia de aranha — net-like construct of a spider
  • Portuguese: aranheira — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romagnol: tlarâgna — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romanian: pânză de păianjen — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: taila-filien — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: teila filien — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: tela filient — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: teila-filunza — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: taila d'aragnun — net-like construct of a spider
  • Romansh: taila d'arogn — net-like construct of a spider
  • Russian: паути́на (pautína) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Saaroa: ruma'asarapu — net-like construct of a spider
  • Scottish Gaelic: lìon an damhan-allaidh — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: па̏учина — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: паукова мрежа — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: паукова пређа — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȁučina — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: paukova mreža — net-like construct of a spider
  • Serbo-Croatian: paukova pređa — net-like construct of a spider
  • Sicilian: filinia — net-like construct of a spider
  • Slovak: pavučina — net-like construct of a spider
  • Slovene: pajkova mreža — net-like construct of a spider
  • Spanish: telaraña — net-like construct of a spider
  • Spanish: tela de araña — net-like construct of a spider
  • Sranan Tongo: anansititei — net-like construct of a spider
  • Sundanese: ramat lancah — net-like construct of a spider
  • Swedish: spindelnät — net-like construct of a spider
  • Swedish: spindelväv — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tagalog: agiw — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tagalog: lawalawa — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tajik: тори тортанак (tor-i tortanak) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Lower Tanana: setsu tabila' — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tauya: eine — net-like construct of a spider
  • Thai: ใยแมงมุม (yai-mɛɛng-mum) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Thai: หยากไย่ (yàak-yâi) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tibetan: སྡོམ་ཐག (sdom thag) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tocharian B: wpelme — net-like construct of a spider
  • Tumbuka: lutatavi — net-like construct of a spider
  • Turkish: örümcek ağı — net-like construct of a spider
  • Turkmen: kerep — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ukrainian: павути́на (pavutýna) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Ukrainian: павути́ння (pavutýnnja) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Urdu: جال (jāl) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Uzbek: oʻrgimchak ini — net-like construct of a spider
  • Venetan: scarpìa — net-like construct of a spider
  • Vietnamese: mạng nhện — net-like construct of a spider
  • Volapük: raänidaspuled — net-like construct of a spider
  • Volapük: spuled — net-like construct of a spider
  • Walloon: arantoele — net-like construct of a spider
  • Walloon: rantoele — net-like construct of a spider
  • Walloon: arincrin — net-like construct of a spider
  • Walloon: araegnreye — net-like construct of a spider
  • Welsh: gwe — net-like construct of a spider
  • Welsh: gwe pryf copyn — net-like construct of a spider
  • Welsh: gwe corryn — net-like construct of a spider
  • Yiddish: שפּינוועב (shpinveb) — net-like construct of a spider
  • Zhuang: muengx — net-like construct of a spider
  • Zhuang: muengxgyau — net-like construct of a spider
  • Zhuang: rongzgyau — net-like construct of a spider
  • Finnish: seitti — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Malayalam: വല (vala) — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Polish: pajęczyna — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Romanian: păienjeniș — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Russian: паути́на (pautína) — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Russian: сеть (setʹ) — something that resembles a spider's web
  • Ukrainian: павутина (pavutýna) — something that resembles a spider's web