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Meaning of 'honeycomb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Honeycomb [ n.]
- A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
- Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.

Meaning of 'honeycomb' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . honeycomb [ v]
Meaning (1):
- carve a honeycomb pattern into
Example in sentence:
  • The cliffs were honeycombed
Meaning (2):
- penetrate thoroughly and into every part
Example in sentence:
  • the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization

Nearby Words:

hond hone honed honest honestation honestetee honestly honesty honewort honey

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