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spider

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order , most of which spin webs to catch prey.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order , most of which spin webs to catch prey.

2002, Katharine Gasparini, Cranberry and vanilla ice cream spider, recipe in Cool Food, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=tRTkBqKv1UoC&pg=PA339&dq=%22ice+cream%22+%22spider|spiders%22&hl=en&ei=fJvPTrKyCMWUiQeFndDCDg&sa=X&oi=book_resul…
Origin: From , spydyr, spider, spiþer, from , from , from . Mostly displaced attercop, now a dialectal term. Compare typologically (whence ) (akin to ), (akin to örmek). thumb|A spider (). thumb|Snooker spider (). thumb|Spider skillet (). thumb|Spider () of a bicycle crank arm (on the right). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “yup I once had my dad come over to my apartment just to kill a spider. like I Don't fw bugs and it's not my fault 😭😭😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She's a bee but I'm sure the spider won't mind getting filled”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Ooh, I know one. Umbrella. But only from that video of the Spider-Man chap (Tom something?) lip syncing and dancing to it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “They are so messy. I almost planted one till i saw the underside of a big wisteria pergola and it was basically a rodent and spider tree house.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “(Freecell, tripeaks, Spider Solitaire and such are names for the rules set. Not from specific publishers or anything. I think those are actually some OG solitaires, that were played with cards over a long time before PCs)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(Internet) A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.

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  • “The cover art for 'The Art of Marvel Animation’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' has finally been revealed after the book was listed last September. The 240-page hardcover from Abrams Books arrives on June 23rd! Full details and purchase links below 👇”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Happy Cinco de Mayo, Geekly Gang! Let's celebrate with a Spider-Man Timeline quiz. #Spider-Man #ComicBooks #Timeline #Quiz”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hey! I had the opportunity to look at Spider-Man Far from Home this weekend! What is your approach with Spider-man? Which one is your favorite or will you recommend ?? #spiderman”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Just born never eaten a spider before”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “whatever go my index house of spider OC ids [ #art | #limbuscompany | #projectmoon | #ocart | #ocsky ]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(chiefly, Australia, and, New Zealand) A float made by mixing ice-cream and a soda or fizzy drink (such as lemonade).

: Cut slices and lay them in cold water in the spider; boil them up two or three minutes, then pour off the water and set the spider again on the coals and brown the slices on each side.
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