web

“the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; spider web, spider's web
a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey; tent
a web that resembles a tent or carpet; webbing
something forming a web (as between the toes of birds); cobweb
a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; funnel web
a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web; orb web
a circular spider web; sheet web
an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks

Type of:: object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

Type of:: cloth, fabric, material, textile
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

“tangled in a web of cloth”

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; reticulum
any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels); espionage network
a network of spies; old boy network
an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); support system
a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style; neural net, neural network
any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body

Type of:: scheme, system
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

Type of:: trap
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

Type of:: membrane, tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

Type of:: tissue, weave
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

DEFINITIONS OF: web