cobwebs

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒbˌwɛbz/

From the verb cobweb: (⇒ conjugate)
cobwebs is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v 3rd person singular

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cobwebs /ˈkɒbˌwɛbz/ pl n

mustiness, confusion, or obscurity
informal stickiness of the eyelids experienced upon first awakening

cob•web /ˈkɑbˌwɛb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Invertebratesa web of threads produced by a spider:brushing the cobwebs off his arm.
cobwebs, [plural] confusion or indistinctness: clearing the cobwebs out of one's brain.

cob•web (kob′web′),USA pronunciation n., v., -webbed, -web•bing.
n.

Invertebratesa web spun by a spider to entrap its prey.
a single thread spun by a spider.
something resembling a cobweb;
anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial.
a network of plot or intrigue;
an insidious snare.
cobwebs, confusion, indistinctness, or lack of order:I'm so tired my head is full of cobwebs.

v.t.

to cover with or as with cobwebs:Spiders cobwebbed the cellar.
to confuse or muddle:Drunkenness cobwebbed his mind.

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

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cobweb /ˈkɒbˌwɛb/ n

a web spun by certain spiders, esp those of the family Theridiidae, often found in the corners of disused rooms
a single thread of such a web
something like a cobweb, as in its flimsiness or ability to trap

Etymology: 14th Century cob, from coppe, from Old English (ātor)coppe spider; related to Middle Dutch koppe spider, Swedish (dialect) etterkoppaˈcobˌwebbed adj ˈcobˌwebby adj

'cobwebs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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