webEnglishOxford American Thesaurusweb noun 1 a spider's web | a fine-spun cotton web: mesh, netting, net, lattice; latticework, lacework, interlacing, webbing; tissue, gauze, gossamer, chiffon; fabric, material, textile, fiber. 2 a web of friendships: network, nexus, tangle, knot, complex, mass, conglomeration, set, series, chain, maze, snare, trap.