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 of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press. |
| 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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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 government organization. |
| 6. | Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces. |
| 7. | Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures. |
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Tool Definition–noun | 1. | an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations. |
| 2. | any instrument of manual operation. |
| 3. | the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine. |
| 4. | the machine itself; a machine tool. |
| 5. | anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success. |
| 6. | a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw. |
| 7. | the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book. |
–verb (used with object) | 10. | to work or shape with a tool. |
| 11. | to work decoratively with a hand tool. |
| 12. | to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool. |
| 13. | to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path. |
| 14. | to equip with tools or machinery. |
–verb (used without object)
| 16. | to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway. |
—Verb phrase| 17. | tool up, to install machinery designed for performing a particular job: manufacturers tooling up for production. |
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