How to pronounce "webs"

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sleep we all need it most of us need

sleep we all need it most of us need more of it which is why throughout

more of it which is why throughout

more of it which is why throughout history we've spent countless waking

history we've spent countless waking

history we've spent countless waking hours figuring out how to do it better

until the industrial revolution brought

until the industrial revolution brought the light bulb and the factory punch

the light bulb and the factory punch

the light bulb and the factory punch clock most people broke their night into

clock most people broke their night into

clock most people broke their night into first sleep around dusk until midnight

first sleep around dusk until midnight

first sleep around dusk until midnight then second sleep coming after a few

then second sleep coming after a few

then second sleep coming after a few hours of midnight snacking working or

hours of midnight snacking working or

hours of midnight snacking working or even hanging out with friends family and

even hanging out with friends family and

even hanging out with friends family and pets all of whom as it were were

pets all of whom as it were were

pets all of whom as it were were probably sleeping right next to you back

probably sleeping right next to you back

probably sleeping right next to you back then communal sleeping was the norm when

then communal sleeping was the norm when

then communal sleeping was the norm when the nights were cold dark and scary

the nights were cold dark and scary

the nights were cold dark and scary snuggling up with fellow travelers

snuggling up with fellow travelers

snuggling up with fellow travelers in-laws and livestock was a feature not

in-laws and livestock was a feature not

in-laws and livestock was a feature not a bug

a bug

a bug speaking of which for thousands of years

speaking of which for thousands of years

speaking of which for thousands of years comfort was less about support than

comfort was less about support than

comfort was less about support than critter control ancient egyptians were

critter control ancient egyptians were

critter control ancient egyptians were among the first to lift us up off the

among the first to lift us up off the

among the first to lift us up off the floor in the first raised beds in order

floor in the first raised beds in order

floor in the first raised beds in order to sleep tight many cultures used webs

to sleep tight many cultures used webs

to sleep tight many cultures used webs of tightened ropes to keep us aloft over

of tightened ropes to keep us aloft over

of tightened ropes to keep us aloft over time those ropes evolved into springs

time those ropes evolved into springs

time those ropes evolved into springs and eventually pocketed coils

and eventually pocketed coils

and eventually pocketed coils for 200 years victorian morality put a

for 200 years victorian morality put a

for 200 years victorian morality put a halt to the slumber party isolating

halt to the slumber party isolating

halt to the slumber party isolating married couples in single beds but then

married couples in single beds but then

married couples in single beds but then the post-world war ii economic boom

the post-world war ii economic boom

the post-world war ii economic boom brought royal level sleep to middle

brought royal level sleep to middle

brought royal level sleep to middle class families bringing couples back

class families bringing couples back

class families bringing couples back together rocking their beauty sleep like

together rocking their beauty sleep like

together rocking their beauty sleep like queens kings and yes even california

queens kings and yes even california

queens kings and yes even california kings bed's big enough to bring back

kings bed's big enough to bring back

kings bed's big enough to bring back communal sleeping if that was your kind

communal sleeping if that was your kind

communal sleeping if that was your kind of thing the first sleep lab appeared in

of thing the first sleep lab appeared in

of thing the first sleep lab appeared in 1925 and large-scale sleep research

1925 and large-scale sleep research

1925 and large-scale sleep research really took off in the 70s sleep was now

really took off in the 70s sleep was now

really took off in the 70s sleep was now a science by tracking and analyzing

a science by tracking and analyzing

a science by tracking and analyzing sleep patterns we learned that there is

sleep patterns we learned that there is

sleep patterns we learned that there is no one-size-fits-all for a perfect

no one-size-fits-all for a perfect

no one-size-fits-all for a perfect night's rest tomorrow's innovations mean

night's rest tomorrow's innovations mean

night's rest tomorrow's innovations mean beds could actively respond to an

beds could actively respond to an

beds could actively respond to an individual's needs needs that can change

individual's needs needs that can change

individual's needs needs that can change day by day

day by day

day by day so much hinges on a good night's sleep

so much hinges on a good night's sleep

so much hinges on a good night's sleep when we can upgrade our sleep we can

when we can upgrade our sleep we can

when we can upgrade our sleep we can enhance our health and happiness by

enhance our health and happiness by

enhance our health and happiness by continuing to explore what our minds and

continuing to explore what our minds and

continuing to explore what our minds and bodies need the perfect night's sleep

bodies need the perfect night's sleep

bodies need the perfect night's sleep may finally become more than just a

may finally become more than just a

may finally become more than just a dream

Phonetic Breakdown of "webs"

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Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/wɛbz/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

W EH1 B Z

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Definition of "webs"

Pronunciation: /wɛbz/

Noun

The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.

Example: "The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web."
(by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
(sometimes capitalized) Specifically, the World Wide Web.

Example: "Let me search the web for that."
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.

Example: "He caught the ball in the web."
A latticed or woven structure.

Example: "The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood."
(usually with "spin", "weave", or similar verbs) A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.

Example: "Careful—she knows how to spin a good web, but don't lean too hard on what she says."

Synonyms: 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.
The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
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.
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.
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.
A major broadcasting network.

Verb

To construct or form a web.
To cover with a web or network.
To ensnare or entangle.
To provide with a web.
To weave.