spider’s web
noun/ˈspaɪdəz web/
/ˈspaɪdərz web/
(especially British English) (also spiderweb
/ˈspaɪdəweb/
/ˈspaɪdərweb/
especially in North American English)(also web)
- a fine net of thread made by a spider to catch insects
- (figurative) to be caught in a spider’s web of confusion
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