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# cobweb

noun (cobweb, cobwebs)

«cobweb» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cobweb is the fine sticky thread net that a spider spins to catch insects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/#m1)
2. In talk, «cobwebs» can mean old, silly ideas that are not true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, the sticky web a spider uses to trap a fly; «moontalk and cobwebs» means foolish, old-fashioned nonsense

### Examples

- The fly was caught in the cobweb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/#x1)
- The attic was full of dusty cobwebs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/#x2)
- Are all these tales just cobwebs and moontalk? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cobweb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobweb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cobweb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cobweb.html) on Mova free.