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4 VERB If you weave your way somewhere, you move between and around things as you go there. □ [V prep] The cars then weaved in and out of traffic at top speed. □ [V n + through ] He weaves his way through a crowd.

5 VERB If you weave details into a story or design, you include them, so that they are closely linked together or become an important part of the story or design. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n + into ] She weaves imaginative elements into her poems. □ [V n with together ] Bragg weaves together the histories of his main characters.

weav|er /wiː və ^r / (weavers ) N‑COUNT A weaver is a person who weaves cloth, carpets, or baskets.

web ◆◇◇ /we b/ (webs ) The spelling Web is also used for meaning 3 . 1 N‑COUNT A web is the thin net made by a spider from a sticky substance which it produces in its body. □  …the spider's web in the window.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A web is a complicated pattern of connections or relationships, sometimes considered as an obstacle or a danger. □ [+ of ] He's forced to untangle a complex web of financial dealings. □ [+ of ] They accused him of weaving a web of lies and deceit.

3 N‑PROPER The Web is the same as the World Wide Web . [COMPUTING ]

webbed /we bd/ ADJ [ADJ n] Webbed feet or toes have a piece of skin between the toes. Water birds have webbed feet.

web|bing /we b I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Webbing is strong material which is woven in strips and used to make belts or straps, or used in seats to support the springs.

web|cam /we bkæm/ (webcams ) also Webcam N‑COUNT [usu sing] A webcam is a video camera that saves real-time images and video to a computer or streams them through a computer network. [COMPUTING ]

web|cast /we bkɑːst, -kæst/ (webcasts ) also Webcast N‑COUNT A webcast is an event such as a musical performance which you can listen to or watch on the internet. [COMPUTING ]

web|i|nar /we b I nɑː ^r / (webinars ) N‑COUNT A webinar is an interactive seminar conducted over the internet. [COMPUTING ]

web|log /we blɒg, [AM ] -lɔːg/ also Web log , web log (weblogs ) N‑COUNT A weblog is the same as a blog . [COMPUTING ]

web|master /we bmɑːstə ^r , -mæst-/ (webmasters ) also Webmaster N‑COUNT [usu sing] A webmaster is someone who is in charge of a website, especially someone who does that as their job. [COMPUTING ]

we b page (web pages ) also Web page N‑COUNT A web page is a set of data or information which is designed to be viewed as part of a website. [COMPUTING ]

web|site ◆◇◇ /we bsa I t/ (websites ) also Web site , web site N‑COUNT A website is a set of data and information about a particular subject which is available on the internet. [COMPUTING ]

web|space /we bspe I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Webspace is computer memory that you can use to create web pages. [COMPUTING ] □  There's also 5Mb of webspace so that you can create your own personal web site.

wed /we d/ (weds , wedded ) The form wed is used in the present tense and is the past tense. The past participle can be either wed or wedded . 1 VERB [no cont] If one person weds another or if two people wed or are wed , they get married. [JOURNALISM , OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V n] In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim. □ [V ] The couple wed late at night in front of just nine guests.

2 → see also newlywed , wedded

Wed. also Weds. Wed. is a written abbreviation for Wednesday . □  Our big task for tomorrow (Wed.) is to get them exit visas.

we'd /w I d, STRONG wiːd/

1We'd is the usual spoken form of 'we had', especially when 'had' is an auxiliary verb. □  Come on, we'd better get back now.

2We'd is the usual spoken form of 'we would'. □  I don't know how we'd have managed without her!

wed|ded /we d I d/

1 ADJ If you are wedded to something such as an idea, you support it so strongly or like it so much that you are unable to give it up. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to ] Conservationists are mostly wedded to preserving diversity in nature.