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• cobweb — /kob web /, n., v., cobwebbed, cobwebbing. n. 1. a web spun by a spider to entrap its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. something resembling a cobweb; anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an… …   Universalium

• cobweb — cob•web [[t]ˈkɒbˌwɛb[/t]] n. v. webbed, web•bing 1) ivt a spiderweb, esp. when irregular 2) anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial 3) a network of plot or intrigue 4) cobwebs, confusion or indistinctness: a head full of cobwebs[/ex] 5) to… …   From formal English to slang

• in´sub|stan´tial|ly — in|sub|stan|tial «IHN suhb STAN shuhl», adjective. 1. frail; flimsy; weak: »A cobweb looks very insubstantial. SYNONYM(S): unsubstantial. 2. not actual; unreal; imaginary: »Dreams and ghosts are …   Useful english dictionary

• in|sub|stan|tial — «IHN suhb STAN shuhl», adjective. 1. frail; flimsy; weak: »A cobweb looks very insubstantial. SYNONYM(S): unsubstantial. 2. not actual; unreal; imaginary: »Dreams and ghosts are …   Useful english dictionary

• gossamer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cobweb; gauze, veil. See transparency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Cobweb] Syn. spiderweb, filament, tendril; see fiber 1 , thread . 2. [Thin cloth] Syn. gauze, tissue, chiffon, sheer silk, sheer nylon.… …   English dictionary for students

• Cortinarius anomalus — Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• bubble — Synonyms and related words: air, air pocket, airy hope, airy nothing, apparition, autism, babble, ball, balloon, be enthusiastic, bilge, bladder, blain, bleb, blister, blob, blubber, boil, boil over, boll, bolus, boss, bow, brainchild, bubble… …   Moby Thesaurus

• gossamer — Synonyms and related words: air, airy, animal fiber, artificial fiber, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, bubble, cambric tea, capillament, chaff, chip, cilium, cirrus, clear, clear as crystal, cobweb, cork, crystal, crystal clear, crystalline,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• gossamer — gos·sa·mer || gÉ‘sÉ™mÉ™(r) / gÉ’s n. cobweb; thin light fabric; something light or insubstantial …   English contemporary dictionary

• gossamers — gos·sa·mer || gÉ‘sÉ™mÉ™(r) / gÉ’s n. cobweb; thin light fabric; something light or insubstantial …   English contemporary dictionary

• unsubstantial — adj 1. insubstantial, fanciful, fancied, imaginary, imagined, chimerical, unreal, visionary, quixotic; airy, vaporous, wild, idle, empty; fantastic, make believe, mythical, fairy tale, fictitious, made up; illusory, illusive, delusive, false,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder