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spider

[ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)] /ˈspaɪ̯də/ /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/

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Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

Examples :

"The spider spun a sticky web across the corner of the room. "

animal insect organism nature biology environment

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A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Examples :

"The spider program collected information about local restaurants from various websites. "

computing internet technology

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A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).

Examples :

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

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An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.

Examples :

"My grandfather always ordered a spider at the bar after work. "

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A spindly person.

Examples :

"My cousin is a bit of a spider; he's always rushing around, doing many things at once. "

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A man who persistently approaches or accosts a woman in a public social setting, particularly in a bar.

Examples :

"The spider at the bar corner booth was bothering Sarah all evening. "

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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 extension; a bridge.

Examples :

"My dad used the spider to hold his cue while he practiced hitting the cue ball. "

sport utensil game

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A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.

Examples :

"My grandmother used a spider to fry the potatoes for dinner. "

utensil food item

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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 skimmer

Examples :

"To drain the extra oil from the fried chicken, Mom used the spider. "

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A part of a crank, to which the chainrings are attached.

Examples :

"The bicycle's spider was broken, so the chainrings wouldn't stay on properly. "

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Heroin (street drug).

Examples :

"My friend's brother got into serious trouble because he was selling spider. "

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Part of a resonator instrument that transmits string vibrations from the bridge to a resonator cone at multiple points.

Examples :

"The spider of the banjo transmits the vibrations from the bridge to the cone, creating the instrument's distinctive sound. "

music technical part machine

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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.

Examples :

"The bicycle's wheel had a spider-shaped frame that held the spokes and rim together. "

technical machine part structure

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(fly fishing) a soft-hackle fly

Examples :

"The fly-fisherman carefully tied a small spider fly onto his line. "

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The network of wires separating the areas of a dartboard

Examples :

"The spider on the dartboard separated the bullseye from the other scoring areas. "

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A spider graph or spider tree

Examples :

"The presentation used a spider graph to visually show the different sales figures for each product. "

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A type of light phaeton.

Examples :

"My grandfather's old spider was a beautiful, light-colored carriage. "

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To move like a spider.

Examples :

"The child spidered across the floor, carefully moving one leg at a time to avoid disturbing the sleeping cat. "

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To cover a surface like a cobweb.

Examples :

"The painter spidered the walls with a thin layer of paint. "

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(of a computer program) To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

Examples :

"The online dictionary is regularly spidered by search engines."

computing internet technology