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Definition of Honeycomb

1. Noun. A structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae.

2. Verb. Carve a honeycomb pattern into. "The cliffs were honeycombed"

3. Noun. A framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees.

4. Verb. Penetrate thoroughly and into every part. "The revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"

5. Verb. Make full of cavities, like a honeycomb.

Definition of Honeycomb

1. n. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

Definition of Honeycomb

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Honeycomb

1. 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 See Reticulum. Origin: AS. Hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Honeycomb

honewort honewort honeworts honey honey honey-bag honey-flower honeybee honeybee honeybees

honeybells honeybird honeybun honeybuns honeycomb (current term) honeycomb (current term) honeycombed honeycombing honeycombing honeycombs

honeycomb lung honeycomb macula honeycomb pattern honeycomb ringworm honeycomb tripe honeycreeper honeycreepers honeydew honeydew honeydews

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