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Honeycomb
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
honeycombs
Examples
The honeycomb was filled with golden honey, ready for harvesting.
02
any structure or pattern of hexagonal cells that resembles a bee's honeycomb
Examples
The wall panel featured a honeycomb pattern.
to honeycomb
01
to create many small cavities in something, giving it a honeycomb-like structure
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
honeycomb
3rd person singular
honeycombs
Past simple
honeycombed
Past participle
honeycombed
Examples
The rock was honeycombed by years of erosion.
02
to reach into every part of something
Examples
Corruption honeycombed the government over decades.
03
to carve or imprint a honeycomb pattern onto a surface
Examples
The craftsman honeycombed the metal plate for decoration.
