Web Definition–noun | 1. | something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving. |
| 2. | a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb. |
| 3. | Textiles. | a. | a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom. |
| b. | the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug. |
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| 4. | something resembling woven material, esp. something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree. |
| 5. | an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life? |
| 6. | something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism. |
| 8. | Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds. |
| 9. | Ornithology. | a. | the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather. |
| b. | the series on both sides, collectively. |
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| 10. | an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss. |
| 11. | Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end. |
| 12. | Architecture. (in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing. |
| 13. | a large roll
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| 14. | a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country. |
| 15. | Informal. a network of radio or television broadcasting stations. |
–verb (used with object) | 17. | to cover with or as if with a web; envelop. |
–verb (used without object) | 19. | to make or form a web. |
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Application Definition–noun | 1. | the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem. |
| 2. | the special use or purpose to which something is put: a technology having numerous applications never thought of by its inventors. |
| 3. | the quality of being usable for a particular purpose or in a special way; relevance: This has no application to the case. |
| 5. | a written or spoken request or appeal for employment, admission, help, funds, etc.: to file an application for admission to a university. |
| 6. | a form to be filled out by an applicant, as for a job or a driver's license. |
| 7. | close attention; persistent effort: Appli
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| 8. | an act or instance of spreading on, rubbing in, or bringing into contact: the application of a compress to a wound; a second application of varnish. |
| 9. | a salve, ointment, or the like, applied as a soothing or healing agent. |
| 10. | Computers. | a. | a type of job or problem that lends itself to processing or solution by computer: Inventory control is a common business application. |
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Development Definition–noun | 1. | the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. |
| 2. | a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science. |
| 3. | a developed state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare. |
| 4. | Music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed. |
| 5. | a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, esp. by a real-estate developer or
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| 6. | Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces. |
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