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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Master Definition–noun | 1. | a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate. |
| 2. | an owner of a slave, animal, etc. |
| 3. | an employer of workers or servants. |
| 4. | the male head of a household. |
| 5. | a person eminently skilled in something, as an occupation, art, or science: the great masters of the Impressionist period. |
| 6. | a person whose teachings others accept or follow: a Zen master. |
| 7. | Chiefly British. a male teacher or schoolmaster. |
| 8. | a worker qualified to teach apprentices and to carry on a trade independently. |
| 9. | a title given to a bridge or chess player who has won or placed in a certain number of officially recognized tournaments. |
| 10. | a person holding this title. |
| 11. | a person who commands a merchant ship; captain. |
| 12. | a victor or conqueror. |
| 14. | an officer of the court to whom some or all of the issues in a case may be referred for the purpose of taking testimony and making a report to the court. |
| 15. | the Master, Jesus Christ. |
| 16. | a person who has been awarded a master's degree. |
| 17. | a boy or young man (used chiefly as a term of address). |
| 18. | Also called matrix. an original document, drawing, manuscript, etc., from which copies are made. |
| 19. | a device for controlling another device operating in a similar way. Compare slave (def. 5). |
| 20. | Recording.
| b. | a tape or disk from which duplicates may be made. |
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| 21. | Also called copy negative. Photography. a film, usually a negative, used primarily for making large quantities of prints. |
| 23. | Archaic. a work of art produced by a master. |
–adjective | 24. | being master; exercising mastery; dominant. |
| 25. | chief or principal: a master list. |
| 26. | directing or controlling: a master switch. |
| 27. | of or pertaining to a master from which copies are made: master film; master matrix; master record; master tape. |
| 28. | dominating or predominant: a master play. |
| 29. | being a master of some occupation, art, etc.; eminently skilled: a master diplomat; a master pianist. |
| 30. | being a master carrying on one's trade independently, rather than a worker employed by another: a master plumber. |
| 31. | characteristic of a master; showing mastery. |
–verb (used with object) | 32. | to make oneself master of; become an adept in: to master a language. |
| 33. | to conquer or overcome: to master one's pride. |
| 34. | to rule or direct as master: to master a crew. |
| 35. | Recording. to produce a
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master tape, disk, or record of: The producer recorded, mixed, and mastered the new album. |
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