website

noun

web·​site ˈweb-ˌsīt 

variants or Web site or less commonly web site

plural websites or Web sites also web sites

: a group of web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization

… call our toll-free number or visit our website.

—advertisement in The New York Times Magazine

… the NHL's official Web site will be enhanced with what the league promises will be a much greater search capacity and a larger statistical database.

—Sports Illustrated

also : a service or business that operates via a particular website

I figured if I could get a website to take a chance on somebody who only had print experience, but had connections and was really good at writing and reporting, then I would be set.

—Dara Prant

The Ankeny-based software engineer created Vaccine Hunter, a website that aggregates available vaccine appointments at hundreds of vaccine providers across the state and publishes them automatically online.

—Michaela Ramm

Examples of website in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sam Walton opened the first store in 1962 and Walmart has steadily grown to over 4,600 locations across the United States, employing about two million people, according to its website. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Internationally, the brand is sold at Selfridges, Harrods, John Lewis and other retailers, as well as through its website and other e-commerce sites including Zalando, Farfetch and Tmall. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Each viewer is allowed up to 10 votes per couple, per voting method (via ABC’s website and by text). — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Tickets for that set are available only as a twofer, paired up with seats for the game, via the team’s website. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for website

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

website

noun

web·​site

ˈweb-ˌsīt

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization