Spider (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
  2. (loosely) any of various other arachnids resembling or suggesting these.
  3. any of various things resembling or suggesting a spider.
  4. a frying pan, originally one with legs or feet.
  5. a trivet or tripod, as for supporting a pot or pan on a hearth.
  6. Machinery.
    • a part having a number of radiating spokes or arms, usually not connected at their outer ends.
    • (in a universal joint) a crosslike part pivoted between the forked ends of two shafts to transmit motion between them.
  7. a computer program that follows and catalogs links within websites in order to index web pages for a search engine.
  8. an evil person who entraps or lures others by wiles.
  9. a device attached to a cultivator, for pulverizing the soil.
verb (used with object)
  1. to digitally survey (websites), following and cataloging their links in order to index web pages for a search engine: Her company spiders the web for cheap flights and vacation deals.
noun
  1. any predatory silk-producing arachnid of the order Araneae, having four pairs of legs and a rounded unsegmented body consisting of abdomen and cephalothorax
  2. any of various similar or related arachnids
  3. a hub fitted with radiating spokes or arms that serve to transmit power or support a load
  4. an instrument used with a cultivator to pulverize soil
  5. any implement or tool having the shape of a spider
  6. a metal frame fitted at the base of a mast to which halyards are tied when not in use
  7. any part of a machine having a number of radiating spokes, tines, or arms
  8. a cluster of elastic straps fastened at a central point and used to hold a load on a car rack, motorcycle, etc
  9. a rest having long legs, used to raise the cue above the level of the height of the ball
  10. an artificial fly tied with a hackle and no wings, perhaps originally thought to imitate a spider
  11. a computer program that is capable of performing sophisticated recursive searches on the internet
  12. short for spider phaeton
Spider (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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