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The correct spelling is spiders.
How to pronounce spiders
noun
Say it like: Spi-der-s
The correct spelling is spiders. Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. For example: "2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, page 339."
Usage Examples
“2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, page 339.”
“The online dictionary is regularly spidered by search engines.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
- 2.A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
- 3.A float (drink) made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).
- 4.An alcoholic drink made with brandy and lemonade or ginger beer.
- 5.A spindly person.
verb
- 1.To move like a spider.
- 2.To cover a surface like a cobweb.
- 3.(of a computer program) To follow links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
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