any of an order (Araneae) of small, chiefly land arachnids having a body composed of a cephalothorax bearing the legs and an abdomen bearing two or more pairs of spinnerets that spin the silk threads from which are made nests, cocoons for the eggs or webs for trapping insects; a spider.

a person who plays tricks; a deceiver, cheat or fraud.

complete absence of light; darkness.

a man who spends extravagantly.

to make a hole by or as by drilling; to bore a hole.