web-n; 9 Senses

Sense Number 1: a physical network of interwoven strands

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+structure][+network][+strands][+interwoven]

Examples:
We admired a spider web on the porch, gleaming in the sunlight.
This type of skin graft technology places a web of cultivated tissue over a burn.
The trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a state or situation of entrapment

Commentary: WEB[+state][+social][+entrapment]

Examples:
He was finally caught in a web of lies.
The entrepreneur had to fight through a web of bureaucracy to obtain a license.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a network of interconnected distributed units

Commentary: WEB[+system][+interconnected][+distributed][+units]

Examples:
That grocery chain has established a web of stores throughout the midwest.
John needs to expand his social web of friends and colleagues.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: interconnected computer or internet sites

Commentary: WEB[+system][+interconnected][+distributed][+units][+site][+internet]
NOTE: This is probably a proper name, so should be omitted.

Examples:
I found interesting European furniture on the web.
The web has created many new business opportunities.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: connective membrane between toes of some animals

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+structure][+anatomical][+membrane][+connective][+toe][+animal]

Examples:
The web of a duck's feet helps it to swim more efficiently.
Labrador Retrievers have web between their toes which makes them good swimmers.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 6: flattened barbs radiating from shaft of a feather

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+structure][+anatomical][+barb][+flattened][+shaft][+feather]

Examples:
We examined the webs on the eagle feather.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 7: metal plate that connects flanges of a rail or girder

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+structure][+plate][+metal][+connector][+flange]

Examples:
The webs on these girders are made of steel.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 8: continuous roll of manufactured substance

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+substance][+roll][+continuous][+paper/+mesh]

Examples:
This heavy web is used for newspaper print.
The web in the paper-making machine got a tear in it and the process had to be halted.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 9: woven fabric in bulk

Commentary: WEB[+entity][+substance][+bulk][+fabric][+woven]

Examples:
The inspector of the shop floor examined the webs on the automated looms.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1