spiderweb

noun
/ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/UK/ˈspaɪ̯dɚwɛb/US

Etymology

From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web.

  1. inherited from spiþere webb

Definitions

  1. The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

  2. Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

  3. To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at spiderweb. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at spiderweb. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at spiderweb

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA