cobweb
English
/ˈkɒbwɛb/
noun
Definitions
- A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
- One of its filaments; gossamer
- (figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
- An intricate plot to catch the unwary
- (internet slang) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
- The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English copweb compound from English cop (spider, capture, take, crown, seize, head) + English web.
Origin
English
web
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Geoweb English
- anticop English
- attercop English
- cobwebbed English
- cobwebbery English
- cobwebbiness English
- cobwebbing English
- cobwebby English
- cobweblike English
- cop English
- cop-wise English
- copcam English
- cophouse English
- copicide English
- copland English
- copless English
- coplike English
- copple English
- copwise English
- cybercop English
- elseweb English
- foodweb English
- haploweb English
- hyperweb English
- innerweb English
- microweb English
- nanoweb English
- netcop English
- noncop English
- outerweb English
- robocop English
- spiderweb English
- subweb English
- supercop English
- telecop English
- uncobwebbed English
- unweb English
- web English
- webbased English
- webber English
- webby English
- webcamera English
- webcap English
- webcartoonist English
- webcast English
- webchat English
- webeye English
- webfoot English
- webfooted English
- webform English
- webhook English
- webless English
- weblike English
- webmail English
- webmistress English
- webmoth English
- webpreneur English
- webshite English
- webside manner English
- website English
- webslinger English
- webspace English
- webspinner English
- websurf English
- webwork English
- webworm English
- web-osoite Finnish
- web Hungarian
- web Italian
- веб Russian
- коп Russian
- web Spanish, Castilian
- web Portuguese
- web- Portuguese
- webb Swedish
- web Japanese
- coppe Middle English
- copweb Middle English
- webbe Middle English
- web Catalan, Valencian
- 웹 Korean
- web
- cop
- webby
- unweb
- noncop
- webcap
- subweb
- Geoweb
- webber
- copple
- copcam
- netcop
- webeye
- copland
- copless
- webless
- coplike
- webfoot
- copwise
- telecop
- webhook
- elseweb
- robocop
- webcast
- webworm
- webwork
- webmail
- nanoweb
- anticop
- foodweb
- webchat
- webmoth
- webform
- website
- websurf
- weblike
- cop-wise
- webshite
- copicide
- cobwebby
- cophouse
- haploweb
- webspace
- outerweb
- supercop
- hyperweb
- attercop
- webbased
- innerweb
- microweb
- cybercop
- cobwebbed
- webcamera
- spiderweb
- webfooted
- cobwebbery
- cobweblike
- webslinger
- cobwebbing
- webpreneur
- webspinner
- uncobwebbed
- webmistress
- cobwebbiness
- webcartoonist
- webside manner