Antonyms for spider
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : spahy-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪ dər |
Definition of spider
Origin :- Old English spiþra, from Proto-Germanic *spenthro (cf. Danish spinder), from *spenwanan "to spin" (see spin). The connection with the root is more transparent in other Germanic cognates (cf. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German, German spinne, Dutch spin "spider").
- In literature, often a figure of cunning, skill, and industry as well as poisonous predation. As the name for a type of two-pack solitaire, it is attested from 1890. Another Old English word for the creature was gangewifre "a weaver as he goes," and Middle English also had araine "spider" (14c.-15c., from French). Spider plant is from 1852; spider crab is from 1710; spider monkey is from 1764, so called for its long limbs.
- As in insect : noun bug
- As in thief : noun person who steals
- As in griddle : noun grill
- As in larcenist : noun stealer
- As in pilferer : noun larcenist
- As in purloiner : noun larcenist
- As in frying pan : noun skillet
- As well try to mend a spider's web when you have put your boot through it.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- She loved to spin, and no spider ever spun so fine a thread as she on her spinning wheel.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
- The spider is tossed from his footing and falls wounded to earth.
- Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
- Sometimes it resembles a spider's web when it is called arachnoid.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- This little girl, the Cod-fish by name, was devoted to the Spider.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- Kicking off the nearest of the spider men, he clambered in after the scientist.
- Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent
- "Oh, she has her virtues, like every other kind of spider," said Bruno.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Not a spider could be seen near the shining, circular doors.
- Extract from : « Loot of the Void » by Edwin K. Sloat
- It seemed to him to combine the repulsive qualities of a spider and a toad.
- Extract from : « Martians Never Die » by Lucius Daniel
- And so they went below again, down the spider ladder into the corridor.
- Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
Synonyms for spider
- ant
- aphid
- arachnid
- arthropod
- bandit
- bedbug
- bee
- beetle
- broiler
- bumblebee
- burglar
- butterfly
- cat burglar
- cheat
- clip
- cockroach
- cootie
- criminal
- crook
- daddy longlegs
- defalcator
- dragonfly
- embezzler
- flea
- fly
- fruit fly
- fry pan
- frying pan
- gnat
- grasshopper
- gridiron
- heister
- highway robber
- highwayman
- hijacker
- holdup artist
- hornet
- housebreaker
- kleptomaniac
- ladybug
- larcener
- larcenist
- lifter
- louse
- mite
- moonlighter
- mosquito
- moth
- mugger
- owl
- pest
- pickpocket
- pilferer
- pirate
- plunderer
- porch climber
- praying mantis
- prowler
- punk
- purloiner
- robber
- scrounger
- shoplifter
- skillet
- sniper
- spider
- stealer
- stickup artist
- swindler
- termite
- thief
- tick
- vermin
- wok
- yellowjacket
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