honeycomb

Speech parts

1. honeycomb - Noun

2. honeycomb - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

change structure construction vary frame framework

Phrases with the word

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Examples

the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization Source: Internet

The cliffs were honeycombed Source: Internet

Aircraft designers began to incorporate composite materials in the form of bonded aluminum honeycomb structural elements and graphite epoxy laminate skins to reduce weight. Source: Internet

As it hung there empty, a swarm of bees entered it and filled it with honeycomb. Source: Internet

Decorations on these domestic items include molded flutes, honeycomb patters, and inscriptions. Source: Internet

Gnawing on a lump of honeycomb is as much a Bonfire Night tradition as gorging on baked potatoes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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