Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spider_web

2 senses of spider web

Sense 1
spider web, spider's web -- (a web resembling the webs spun by spiders)
       => web, entanglement -- (an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim)

Sense 2
spider web, spider's web -- (a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey)
       => web -- (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn")