spider
/ˈspaɪ̯də/
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
- plural
- spiders
Meanings
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Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey
Mary isn't afraid of spiders.
Tatoeba · zogwarg · CC BY 2.0 FR
I am a hungry spider.
Tatoeba · Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information
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A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade)rare
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An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beerrare
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A spindly personrare
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A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a barrare
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A stick with a convex arch-shaped notched head used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extensionrare
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A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookeryrare
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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 skimmerrare
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A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attachedrare