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Web: Definition and part of speech

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Web

  1. n. The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.
  2. n. A weaver.
  3. n. That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom.
  4. n. A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.
  5. n. The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
  6. n. Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.
  7. n. A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.
  8. n. A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
  9. n. The blade of a sword.
  10. n. The blade of a saw.
  11. 1n. 1 The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.
  12. 1n. 1 A weaver.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Weave: Definition and part of speech

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Weave

  1. n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
  2. v. t. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.
  3. v. t. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.
  4. v. i. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
  5. v. i. To become woven or interwoven.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Weaver: Definition and part of speech

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Weaver

  1. n. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
  2. n. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.
  3. n. A weaver bird.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.