spiderweb

UK
/ˈspaɪdəwɛb/
US
/ˈspaɪdərˌwɛb/

Translations

spiderwebnoun
spiderwebs
pl
UK
/ˈspaɪdəwɛb/
US
/ˈspaɪdərˌwɛb/
toile d'araignée
The morning dew glistened on the spiderweb, revealing its intricate design.
La rosée du matin brillait sur la toile d'araignée, révélant son motif complexe.
Additional translations
toile d'araignéePour des fissures qui s'étendent en réseau.
toile d'araignéeSens figuré.
spiderwebverb
spiderwebbed
Past Simple
spiderwebbed
Past Participle
spiderwebbing
Gerund
Occasionally used to mean ‘cover or become covered with a web-like network or cracks.’
se craquelerPour une surface qui se couvre d'un réseau de fissures.
Moisture caused the paint to spiderweb across the ceiling.
L'humidité a fait se craqueler la peinture sur tout le plafond.
spiderwebadjective
UK
/ˈspaɪdəˌwɛb/
US
/ˈspaɪdərˌwɛb/
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., "spiderweb pattern".
en toile d'araignéeEmployé pour décrire un motif ou un aspect rappelant une toile d'araignée.
The vase had a delicate, spiderweb design etched into the glass.
Le vase avait un délicat motif en toile d'araignée gravé dans le verre.

Definitions

spiderwebnoun
A structure of silken threads spun by a spider, used to catch prey.
The morning dew glistened on the spiderweb, revealing its intricate design.
A complex or intricate network or arrangement resembling a spider's web.
The conspiracy was a spiderweb of lies and deceit.
A pattern of fine cracks, lines, or fissures on a surface that spreads outward like a spider's web.
The old windshield showed a spiderweb of cracks after the impact.
spiderwebverb
To cover or become covered with a web-like network of lines, threads, or cracks.
Moisture caused the paint to spiderweb across the ceiling.
spiderwebadjective
Patterned with or resembling a spider’s web.
The vase had a delicate, spiderweb design etched into the glass.