different between wem vs web
wem
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w?m/
Etymology
From Middle English wem, wemme, from Old English wamm (“stain, spot, scar, disgrace, defect, defilement, sin, evil, crime, injury, loss, hurt, misfortune”), from Proto-Germanic *wammaz (“stain, spot”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh?- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Icelandic vamm (“loss, damage”), Latin vom? (“vomit”, verb) (English vomit), Ancient Greek ???? (emé?, “I spew”) (English emesis), Lithuanian vemti (“to vomit”), Sanskrit ???? (vamati, “to vomit”)
Alternative forms
- weam, weem
- wame, wan (Scotland)
Noun
wem (plural wems)
- (Britain dialectal) A spot, stain, or mark; (by extension) a (moral) blemish or fault.
- 1822, sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]), Historical romances of the author of Waverley, page 513:
- "It is even so," he added, as he gazed on the Sub-Prior with astonishment; "neither wem nor wound — not so much as a rent in his frock!"
- 1822, sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]), Historical romances of the author of Waverley, page 513:
Derived terms
- wemless
- wemmy
Anagrams
- MWE, Mew, mew
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ve?m/
Pronoun
wem
- (interrogative) dative of wer, (to) whom (indirect object).
Further reading
- “wem” in Duden online
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web
English
Etymology
From Middle English webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabj?, from Proto-Indo-European *web?- (“weave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w?b/
- Rhymes: -?b
Noun
web (plural webs)
- The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
- (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- A latticed or woven structure.
- (usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
- Synonym: yarn
- A plot or scheme.
- The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
- (rail transport) The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
- Coordinate terms: head, foot
- A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
- The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
- (manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
- (lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
- (dated) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood of a carriage.
- A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
- The blade of a sword.
- The blade of a saw.
- The thin, sharp part of a colter.
- The bit of a key.
- (dated, US, radio, television) A major broadcasting network.
- 1950, Billboard (volume 62, number 43, page 9)
- […] the first big move toward a contract for television performers was made Friday (20) when the webs agreed to pay them according to the length of the show. […] Altho the major TV webs — NBC and CBS — may fall in line soon, an agreement may possibly be held up by the opposition of DuMont […]
- 1950, Billboard (volume 62, number 43, page 9)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
Proper noun
the web
- Alternative letter-case form of Web: the World Wide Web.
Translations
Verb
web (third-person singular simple present webs, present participle webbing, simple past and past participle webbed)
- (intransitive) To construct or form a web.
- (transitive) To cover with a web or network.
- (transitive) To ensnare or entangle.
- (transitive) To provide with a web.
- (transitive, obsolete) To weave.
Translations
Further reading
- web on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Bew, EBW, WBE
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?w?p/
Noun
web m (plural webs)
- web, net, internet
- Clipping of lloc web.
Noun
web f (plural webs)
- Clipping of pàgina web.
Further reading
- “web” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch webbe, from Old Dutch *web, from Proto-Germanic *wabj?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *web?- (“weave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p/
- Hyphenation: web
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
web n (plural webben, diminutive webje n)
- web
- the World Wide Web
Derived terms
- spinnenweb
Descendants
- Afrikaans: web
German
Verb
web
- singular imperative of weben
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of weben
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?v?b]
- Rhymes: -?b
Noun
web (plural webek)
- (computing) web (Internet)
Declension
Derived terms
- webes
(Compound words):
- webalkalmazás
- webáruház
- webcím
- webergonómia
- webkamera
- weblap
- weboldal
- webszerver
References
Indonesian
Etymology
From English web, from Middle English webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabj?, from Proto-Indo-European *web?- (“weave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?w?p?]
- Hyphenation: wèb
Noun
web (first-person possessive webku, second-person possessive webmu, third-person possessive webnya)
- (computing) web, the Web.
- (computing) network.
- Synonyms: jejaring, jaringan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “web” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Noun
web m (invariable)
- (computing) web (Internet)
Japanese
Alternative forms
- WEB
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??e?b???]
Noun
web • (webu)
- the Internet
- web???????
- webu-j? de k?kai sareta
- made public online
- web??
- webu-bangumi
- online program
- web???????
Usage notes
- Capitalization may follow English conventions.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English webb.
Noun
web
- Alternative form of webbe (“woven fabric, web”)
Etymology 2
From Old English webba.
Noun
web
- Alternative form of webbe (“weaver”)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Noun
web f (uncountable)
- the World Wide Web
- Synonyms: rede, Internet, net
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English web.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?web/, [?we??]
- IPA(key): /??web/, [??we??]
Noun
web f (uncountable)
- (computing) web (Internet)
- (computing) webpage, website
Derived terms
- cámara web
- navegador web
- página web
- sitio web
References
- “web” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabj?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?p/
Noun
web n (plural webben, diminutive webke)
- web
- World Wide Web
Derived terms
- spinneweb
- webside
Further reading
- “web”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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