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Definition of web noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    web

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//wɛb//
     
     
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  1. 1[countable] = spiderweb A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
  2. 2[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.
  3. 3the Web (also the web) [singular] = World Wide Web I found the information on the Web. Topic CollocationsE-mail and the Internete-mail
    • receive/get/open an e-mail
    • write/send/answer/forward/delete an e-mail
    • check/read/access your e-mail
    • block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited e-mails
    • exchange e-mail addresses
    • open/check your inbox
    • junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
    • have/set up an e-mail account
    • open/send/contain an attachment
    • sign up for/receive e-mail alerts
    connecting to the Internet
    • use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
    • go online/on the Internet
    • have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection
    • access/connect to/locate a server
    • use/open/close/launch a/your Web browser
    • browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web
    • send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/e-mail) virus
    • update your anti-virus software
    • install/use/configure a firewall
    • accept/enable/block/delete cookies
    using the Internet
    • visit/check a Web site/an Internet site/somebody's blog
    • create/design/launch a Web site/social networking site
    • start/write/post/read/follow a blog
    • update your blog/a Web site
    • 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 Web site/on a message board/in a Web forum/in an Internet chat room
    • stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
    • join/participate in/visit/provide a (Web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
    • generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic
  4. 4[countable] a piece of skin that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs
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