dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/web_MW.json

{
  "web":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a continuous sheet of paper manufactured or undergoing manufacture on a paper machine":[],
      ": a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom":[],
      ": a network of silken thread spun especially by the larvae of various insects (such as a tent caterpillar) and usually serving as a nest or shelter":[],
      ": a roll of paper for use in a rotary printing press":[],
      ": a thin metal sheet, plate, or strip":[],
      ": an intricate pattern or structure suggestive of something woven : network":[],
      ": cobweb , spiderweb":[],
      ": ensnare , entangle":[],
      ": snare , entanglement":[
        "a web of intrigue",
        "ensnarled in a web of folly",
        "\u2014 D. A. Stockman"
      ],
      ": something resembling a web:":[],
      ": the arm of a crank":[],
      ": the part of a ribbed vault between the ribs":[],
      ": the plate connecting the upper and lower flanges of a girder or rail":[],
      ": the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather : vane":[],
      ": to construct or form a web":[],
      ": to cover with a web or network":[],
      ": to provide with a web":[],
      ": world wide web":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I spent the afternoon surfing the Web .",
      "The spider was spinning its web .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During the Great Recession, people flocked to the web to sort through the economic ruins, looking for cheaper goods, jobs, and coupons. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The feature remains an underutilized tool that many web surfers could potentially be benefitting from. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "Brands large and small, legacy and startup, must accept that people see them not as neutral actors but as active agents in the interconnected web that is business and society and the wellness and equity of the people who live and work within it. \u2014 Randall Tucker, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "And as those laws were codified, the world wide web came online, giving anyone with a home computer increasingly easy access to court records. \u2014 Amanda P\u00e9rez Pintado, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The web portal will be accessible for teachers and students, including those who home school, and will include teacher workshops, ideas for lesson plans, access to the collection, artwork, videos and documents. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Mikey graduated from high school and went on to study web design at Mesa Community College, not being held back by his disability. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "There even are web sites that list San Diego as one of the best places in the nation to be homeless. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Owners of the sleek white boxes were expected to transfer music not from the web but from their own CDs. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The forum will be broadcast live in English on NBC10 and NECN and those stations web sites, and a Spanish language stream will be available on TelemundoNuevaInglaterra.com. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "There might have been more time if not for decades of climate denial by companies including Exxon Mobil, a history that web comic xkcd cleverly highlights this week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Keen Harvest Flip Whether these are your house shoes for quarantine comfort or your beach cruisers once regulations relax, Keen\u2019s eco-friendly sandals boast webbing made from 100 percent recycled bottles. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "The popular video conferencing platform Zoom routes web traffic to 17 of its data centers sprinkled around the globe. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Some have switched to web video broadcasts or online gatherings and some have postponed or rescheduled planned events. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "The Nordic island country straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet, molding a volcanic terrain webbed by glacial rivers and studded with gemstone-aquamarine lakes. \u2014 Wired , 3 Nov. 2019",
      "By the time the mites form webs it\u2019s usually too late to save the plants. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Vernon Bailey, who web archives show was initially listed as the chief executive on the Veterans Services\u2019 site, was described as its treasurer as recently as Aug. 1. \u2014 Steve Thompson, Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse vefr web, Old English wefan to weave":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8web"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "entanglement",
      "mesh(es)",
      "morass",
      "net",
      "noose",
      "quagmire",
      "quicksand",
      "snare",
      "tanglement",
      "toil(s)",
      "trap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231306",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "web-offset":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": offset printing by web press":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8web-\u02c8\u022ff-\u02ccset"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184455"
  },
  "website":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8web-\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The selections will be made from recommendations submitted by seven neighborhood organizations or self-nominations submitted through the city\u2019s website . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
      "Given the absence of an official Wendy Williams Show YouTube page, Instagram account, and website , the correct answer is: Not well. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 5 July 2022",
      "In December, Gorillas quietly removed its promise to make deliveries in 10 minutes from its website . \u2014 Wired , 5 July 2022",
      "There are more than 2 billion online shoppers worldwide, but despite the heavy traffic, U.S. digital retailers see less than 3% of all website visits convert into sales. \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "The downtown parade, live music and fireworks have been canceled, as announced on the park district\u2019s website . \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 4 July 2022",
      "The city said on it\u2019s website that the festivities were to include a children\u2019s bike and pet parade. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 July 2022",
      "The first pageant was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first candle illumination, according to the Borough of Lititz's website . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2022",
      "Police in New Delhi arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair, a vocal critic of the Modi government, who had helped draw attention to Sharma's remarks through his fact-checking website Alt News and on social media. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 4 July 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1993, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204002"
  },
  "web saw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a saw stretched in a frame":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210850"
  },
  "web member":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the several members joining the top and bottom chords of a truss or lattice girder":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214811"
  },
  "web spinner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The third group, the Araneomorphae, includes 5500 jumping spiders, 4500 dwarf spiders, 2400 wolf spiders, and thousands of web spinners . \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055745"
  },
  "webster":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": weaver sense 1":[],
      "Daniel 1782\u20131852 American statesman and orator":[],
      "John circa 1580\u2013 circa 1625 English dramatist":[],
      "Noah 1758\u20131843 American lexicographer and author":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8web-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English webbestre female weaver, from webbian to weave; akin to Old English wefan to weave":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182846"
  },
  "web rot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rot of the tobacco leaf affecting chiefly the tissue between the main veins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204937"
  },
  "webbing clothes moth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clothes moth ( Tineola biselliella ) whose larva attacks carpets, tapestry, and other woolen goods and forms a web in which it lives":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005753"
  },
  "web blight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of beans and other crop plants caused by a fungus ( Pellicularia filomentosa ) and characterized by a mycelial growth on or around water-soaked spots on stems, leaves, and pods":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020319"
  }
}