A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism.
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
The blade of a saw.
The blade of a sword.
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
The thin, sharp part of a colter.
The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
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.
The bit of a key.
A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs.
The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
A latticed or woven structure.
A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
A plot or scheme.
To construct or form a web.
To cover with a web or network.
To ensnare or entangle.
To provide with a web.