From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
web
n 1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed
by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web
of shadows over the lawn"
2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn:
web, entanglement]
3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a
series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: vane,
web]
4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a
network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole
network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in
a web of cloth" [syn: network, web]
5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites
that offer text and graphics and sound and animation
resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn:
World Wide Web, WWW, web]
6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and
mammals
v 1: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web,
net]