cobweb[noun]Synonyms: web, entanglement, mesh(es), toil(s)
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: cop 'spider' (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe 'spider') + web]
1. a net of sticky threads made by a
spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed
2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇒
web:
A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.—cobwebbed adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲