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Honeycomb

Honeycomb Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Honeycomb? [n] a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees [v] mark with a honeycomb pattern [v] make full of cavities, like a honeycomb [v] penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization" [v] carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Honeycomb: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Honeycomb: alveolation \| alveolus \| ambrosia \| artificial sweetener \| auger \| bespread \| bite \| blackstrap \| bore \| broach \| calcium cyclamate \| cane syrup \| clover honey \| colander \| comb honey \| corn syrup \| countersink \| crawl with \| creep with \| cribble \| cribriformity \| cribrosity \| cyclamates \| dent \| diffuse \| dimple \| dint \| drill \| edulcoration \| empierce \| extend throughout \| fill \| fix \| furrow \| gore \| gouge \| gouge out \| hole \| honey \| honeydew \| honeypot \| imbue \| impale \| impress \| impression \| imprint \| indent \| indentation \| indention \| indenture \| lance \| leave no void \| leaven \| maple syrup \| mine \| molasses \| nectar \| needle \| net \| notch \| occupy \| overrun \| overset \| overspread \| overswarm \| overthrow \| overturn \| penetrate \| perforate \| permeate \| pervade \| pierce \| pink \| pit \| pock \| pockmark \| porosity \| porousness \| prick \| print \| punch \| puncture \| ream \| ream out \| riddle \| run through \| sabotage \| saccharification \| saccharin \| sap \| sap the foundations \| screen \| sieve \| sievelikeness \| skewer \| sodium cyclamate \| sorghum \| spear \| spike \| spit \| sponge \| stab \| stick \| strainer \| subvert \| suffuse \| sugar \| sugaring off \| sugar-making \| sunken part \| swarm with \| sweetener \| sweetening \| sweets \| syrup \| tap \| teem with \| throw down \| throw over \| transfix \| transfuse \| transpierce \| treacle \| trepan \| trephine \| undermine \| upend \| upset \| weaken See Also \| alter \| change \| crisscross \| frame \| framework \| framing \| fret \| penetrate \| perforate \| vary Honeycomb In Webster's Dictionary \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and 1st {Comb}.] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. {Honeycomb moth} (Zo["o]l.), the wax moth. {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}.

Honeycomb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Honeycomb?

[n] a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
[v] mark with a honeycomb pattern
[v] make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
[v] penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"
[v] carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Honeycomb:

Honeycomb In Webster's Dictionary

\Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and
1st {Comb}.]
1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used
   by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten
   wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a
   honeycomb.

{Honeycomb moth} (Zo["o]l.), the wax moth.

{Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}.

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