expression, noun
spiderweb; cobweb
Refers to the web spun by a spider. Can be used literally or figuratively (e.g., a dusty, abandoned cobweb).
庭の隅に大きな蜘蛛の巣がかかっている。
A big spiderweb is hanging in the corner of the garden.
古い家の中は蜘蛛の巣だらけだった。
The old house was full of cobwebs.
Compound of 蜘蛛 (kumo, 'spider') + の (possessive particle) + 巣 (su, 'nest/web'). The reading くも is the native Japanese word for spider, and す is the native word for nest or web.