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Definitions for Cobwebs

[1] a web spun by a spider to entrap its prey.
[2] a single thread spun by a spider.
[3] something resembling a cobweb; anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial.
[4] a network of plot or intrigue; an insidious snare.
[5] cobwebs, confusion, indistinctness, or lack of order: I'm so tired my head is full of cobwebs.
[6] to cover with or as with cobwebs: Spiders cobwebbed the cellar.
[7] to confuse or muddle: Drunkenness cobwebbed his mind.
[8] mustiness, confusion, or obscurity
[9] informal stickiness of the eyelids experienced upon first awakening
[10] a web spun by certain spiders, esp those of the family Theridiidae, often found in the corners of disused rooms
[11] a single thread of such a web
[12] something like a cobweb, as in its flimsiness or ability to trap

Words related to Cobwebs

cobwebweb, fiber, network, labyrinth, gossamer, mesh, toil, net, snare, tissue, webbing

Words nearby Cobwebs

cobwebcobot, cobourg, cobra, cobra de capello, coburg, cobweb, cobweb houseleek, cobwebby, cobwebs, coca, coca-cola

Origin of Cobwebs

1275–1325; Middle English coppeweb, derivative of Old English -coppe spider (in ātorcoppe poison spider); cognate with Middle Dutch koppe; see web

Word origin for Cobwebs

C14 cob, from coppe, from Old English (ātor ) coppe spider; related to Middle Dutch koppe spider, Swedish (dialect) etterkoppa

Synonyms for Cobwebs

fiber, gossamer, labyrinth, mesh, net, network, snare, tissue, toil, web, webbing