spider's web

Questions about spider's web

What does spider's web mean?

spider's web means "a web resembling the webs spun by spiders". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for spider's web?

Close synonyms include spider web, spider web. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spider's web a common word?

spider's web is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.