spider
[noun]
Synonyms: frying pan, skillet

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

spi‧der /ˈspaɪdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: spithra, from spinnan; ⇒ spin¹]

1. a small creature with eight legs, which catches insects using a fine network of sticky threads

2. technical a computer program that searches the Internet for the best websites with the information you want, so that you can find it quickly Synonym : crawler, bot ⇒ crawl the net/web

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

spider
noun
ADJ. hairy | poisonous
SPIDER + VERB make/spin/weave a web | crawl, run, scuttle | hunt sth | catch sth | bite sth | lurk
SPIDER + NOUN silk | web
PHRASES a spider's web

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

spider

a spider's web (=the network of threads a spider makes)
a spider spins/weaves a web (=makes a network of threads)
A spider had spun a web between the bars of the gate.
a spider climbs somewhere
There's a spider climbing up your leg.
a spider crawls somewhere
A huge spider just crawled under that chair.
a spider scuttles somewhere (=runs quickly)
The spider was scuttling towards the door.
a spider bites somebody
He was bitten by a tropical spider in a bunch of bananas.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲