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Definition of web noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

web

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  1. the Web, the web
    (also the World Wide Web)
    [singular] a system for finding information on the internet, in which documents are connected to other documents
    • to surf/browse/search the web
    • The service is available to anyone with access to the web.
    • on the Web I found the information on the Web.
    • I did a Web search to find the best price.
    • a web browser/server
    see also Dark Web, Deep Web, Semantic Web
    Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmail
    • receive/​get/​open an email
    • write/​send/​answer/​forward/​delete an email
    • check/​read/​access your email
    • block/​filter (out) junk/​spam/​unsolicited email
    • exchange email addresses
    • open/​check your inbox
    • junk mail fills/​floods/​clogs your inbox
    • have/​set up an email account
    • open/​send/​contain an attachment
    • sign up for/​receive email alerts
    Connecting to the internet
    • use/​access/​log onto the internet/​the Web
    • go online/​on the internet
    • have a high-speed/​broadband/​wireless (internet) connection
    • access/​connect to/​locate the server
    • use/​open/​close/​launch a/​your web browser
    • browse/​surf/​search/​scour the internet/​the Web
    • send/​contain/​spread/​detect a(n) (computer/​email) virus
    • update your anti-virus software
    • install/​use/​configure a firewall
    • accept/​enable/​block/​delete cookies
    Using the internet
    • visit/​check a website/​an internet site/​somebody’s blog
    • create/​design/​launch a website/​social networking site
    • start/​write/​post/​read a blog
    • update your blog/​a website
    • be in/​meet somebody in/​go into/​enter an internet chat room
    • download/​upload music/​software/​a song/​a podcast/​a file/​a copy of something
    • share information/​data/​files
    • post a comment/​message on a(n) website/​online message board/​web forum/​internet chat room
    • stream video/​audio/​music/​content over the internet
    • join/​participate in/​visit/​provide a(n) (web-based/​web/​online/​internet/​discussion) forum
    • generate/​increase/​monitor internet traffic
    Extra Examples
    • A Web search brought up 900 hits.
    • I found this survey on the Web.
    • Many people use the Web to make their travel plans.
    • a broadband Web connection
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the Web
    • access
    • browse
    • search
    web + noun
    • page
    • address
    • link
    preposition
    • on the web
    See full entry
  2. (also spider’s web especially in British English)
    (also , spiderweb especially in North American English)
    [countable] a fine net of thread made by a spider to catch insects
    • A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.a2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • spider
    • spider’s
    verb + web
    • build
    • make
    • spin
    See full entry
  3. [countable] a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected to each other
    • a web of streets
    • We were caught in a tangled web of relationships.
    • She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
    Extra Examples
    • More and more people were drawn into his web of deceit.
    • The mass media form a web of communications.
    • An increasingly complex web of legislation has been considered.
    • Investigations have begun into a web of corruption within the government.
    • a web of deceit/​lies
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complex
    • complicated
    • dense
    verb + web
    • create
    • form
    • weave
    phrases
    • a web of deceit
    • a web of deception
    • a web of intrigue
    See full entry
  4. [countable] a piece of skin that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs
  5. Word OriginOld English web(b) ‘woven fabric’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch web, also to weave.
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