spider

Definitions

1. Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
   countable, uncountable
2. The 29th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
3. A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
   Internet, countable, uncountable
4. chandelier
5. A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).
   Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
6. third-person singular present indicative
7. An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.
   Australia, New-Zealand, countable, obsolete, uncountable
8. second-person singular imperative
9. A spindly person.
   countable, slang, uncountable
10. A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.
    countable, slang, uncountable
11. 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.
    countable, uncountable
12. A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.
    UK, US, countable, dialectal, historical, uncountable
13. 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
    countable, uncountable
14. A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached.
    countable, uncountable
15. Heroin.
    slang, uncountable
16. Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.
    countable, uncountable
17. 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.
    countable, uncountable
18. A soft-hackle fly.
    England, countable, uncountable
19. The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard.
    countable, uncountable
20. A spider graph or spider tree.
    countable, uncountable
21. A type of light phaeton.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
22. A support for a camera tripod, preventing it from sliding.
    countable, uncountable
23. A competition in which several participants are spread evenly around the edges of the green, who all make one bowl towards the central jack at the same time; the winner being the person whose bowl ends up closest to the jack.
    countable, uncountable
24. A bit for turning fasteners with 8-pointed heads.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

84 more languages

Afrikaansspinnekop

አማርኛሸረሪት

العربيةابو شبتالعنكبوترتيلةسورة العنكبوتشبثعنكبوت+ 3 more

Azərbaycan dilihörümçək

Беларускаяпавук

Българскипаяк

বাংলাউর্ণনাভঊর্ণনাভমাকড়সালূতা+ 1 more

བོད་སྐད།སྡོམ

Bosanskipaučićpaučjipaukpaukovпаукпауковпаучићпаучји+ 5 more

Catalàaranya

Češtinapajunkpavoučípavouk

Cymraegcopyncorrynpryf coppryf copyn+ 1 more

Danskedderkop

Ελληνικάαράχνη

Esperantoaraneo

Eestiämblik

Euskaraarmiarmamarasma

فارسیتارْتَنَکجولَاعنکبوت

Suomihakurobottihämähäkkihämis

Vosa Vakavitiviritalawalawa

Gaeilgedamhán allafíodóirruán alla

Gàidhligdamhandamhan-allaidhfigheadairpoca-salainn+ 1 more

Galegoaraarañaarangaño

ગુજરાતીઉર્ણનાભકરોળિયો

Hausatautau

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻinanananapūnāwelewele

עבריתעכביש

हिन्दीमकड़ामकड़ी

Hrvatskipaučićpaučjipaukpaukovпаукпауковпаучићпаучји+ 5 more

Magyarpók

Հայերենսարդ

Bahasa Indonesialaba-labalabah

Íslenskakónguló

Italianoragnospider

日本語くもスパイダー蛛蜘蜘蛛+ 2 more

ქართულიბაბაჭუადედაზარდლიზარდლიობობა+ 1 more

Қазақ тіліөрмекші

ភាសាខ្មែរពីងពាង

한국어蛛蜘거미지주+ 1 more

Kurdîarapitik

Кыргызчажөргөмүш

Latinaaraneaaraneus

LëtzebuergeschSpann

Lingálaalululibobe

ລາວແມງມຸມ

Lietuviųvoras

Latviešuzirneklis

Malagasyhalabe

Te Reo Māoripūngāwerewere

Македонскипајак

മലയാളംൡതംഎട്ടുകാലിചിലന്തി

Монголаалз

Bahasa Melayulabah-labah

Maltibrimba

မြန်မာပင့်ကူ

NederlandsKobbespin

ଓଡ଼ିଆମକ୍ରୀ

Polskipająkpajęczy

پښتوغڼه

Portuguêsaranha

Românăpăianjen

Русскийпаук

Slovenčinapavúk

Slovenščinapajek

Soomaalicaaro

Shqipmerimangë

Српскиpaučićpaučjipaukpaukovпаукпауковпаучићпаучји+ 5 more

Sesothosekgo

Svenskalockespindel

Kiswahilibuibui

தமிழ்சிலந்தி

తెలుగుసాలీడు

Тоҷикӣанкабӯттортанак

ไทยแมงมุม

ትግርኛሳሬት

Tagalogalalawagagambapitik

Setswanasegokgo

Türkçearıstakörümcekrahnasartsayıt+ 2 more

Українськапавук

اردومکڑی

Tiếng Việtnhệnnhền nhện蛛蜘+ 1 more

Yorùbáalantakun

中文җўҗўзузу蛛蛛蜘蛛+ 1 more

繁體中文蛛蛛蜘蛛

Examples

“Little Miss⟳ Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss⟳ Muffet away.”

“Crawler-based search⟳ engines have⟳ three major elements. The first is the spider, also called the crawler, which visits a web page, reads it, and then follows links to other pages within the site.”

“2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, page 339.”

“Cut⟳ slices and lay⟳ them in cold water in the spider; boil them up two or three minutes, then pour⟳ off the water and set⟳ the spider again on the coals and brown the slices on each side.”

“In spider pan or deep skillet set⟳ over hot coals, quickly fry a few at a time in deep lard until brown.”

“2008, Corona Club (San Francisco, California), Corona Club Cook⟳ Book, page 202, Melt⟳ ½ the dry sugar in the spider, stirring with knife until all is melted.”

“If you are deep-frying your falafel, use⟳ a spider or basket to place⟳ them gently into the hot oil, which should be preheated to a temperature of 175°C (330°F).”

“Consider⟳ investing in a frying basket or a spider for small amounts of fish⟳. A spider looks like⟳ a metal web and has a long handle⟳ and can lower and raise⟳ fish⟳ from the hot oil.”

“I am also disappointed with the horses, having hardly seen a decent pair yet, while the traps and horses do not look⟳ smart and well groomed. There are a great many American spiders used. Have⟳ not seen a bullock in the yoke yet.”

“The spider is very useful for shooting in the studio or on locations with smooth floors where tripod legs tend⟳ to slide⟳.”

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