Spider
Word | SPIDER |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | spi der |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Spider"
What do we mean by spider?
Any of numerous arachnids of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a cephalothorax and an abdomen, eight legs, two chelicerae that bear venom glands, and two or more spinnerets that produce the silk used to make nests, cocoons, or webs for trapping insects. noun
One that resembles a spider, as in appearance, character, or movement. noun
A program that automatically retrieves webpages and follows the links on them to retrieve more webpages. Spiders are used by search engines to retrieve publicly accessible webpages for indexing, and they can also be used to check for links to webpages that no longer exist. noun
A trivet. noun
In the English form of pyramid-pool billiards, a skeleton rest, or bridge, designed for certain exigencies. noun
In archery, a prize for the best gold, awarded at the Grand National Archery meeting in England. noun
An arthropod of the order Araneæ, Araneina, or Araneida (the old Linnean genus Aranea), of the class Arachnida, of which there are many families, hundreds of genera, and thousands of species, found all over the world. noun
Some other arachnidan, resembling or mistaken for a spider; a spider-mite. See red-spider. noun
A spider-crab; a sea-spider. noun
A cooking-utensil having legs or feet to keep it from contact with the coals: named from a fancied resemblance to the insect—the ordinary frying-pan is, however, sometimes erroneously termed a spider. noun
A trivet; a low tripod used to support a dish, or the like, in front of a fire. noun
In machinery: noun
A skeleton of radiating spokes, as a rag-wheel. noun
The internal frame or skeleton of a gear-wheel, for instance, on which a cogged rim may be bolted, shrunk, or cast. noun
The solid interior part of a piston, to which the packing is attached, and to whose axis the piston-rod is secured. noun
Nautical, an iron outrigger to keep a block clear of the ship's side. noun
Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under araneina. noun
Any one of various other arachnids resembling the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider (see under Red). noun
An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth. noun
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).
An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.
A spindly person.
A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.
A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension; a bridge.
A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.
Implement for moving food in and out of hot oil for deep frying, with a circular metal mesh attached to a long handle; a spider skimmer
A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached.
Heroin (street drug).
Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.
A skeleton or frame with radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces, such as a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; or a frame for strengthening a core or mould for a casting.
(fly fishing) a soft-hackle fly
The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard
A spider graph or spider tree
A type of light phaeton.
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