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honeycomb
hon·ey·comb
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a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs.
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a structure of adjoining cavities or cells:
a honeycomb of caves.
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a mass of cavities produced by corrosion or dissolution:
[as adj.]
honeycomb weathering.
3.
tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant.
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v. [tr.]
fill with cavities or tunnels:
whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines.
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corrode (something) internally, forming small cavities in it.
∎ fig.
infiltrate and undermine:
their men honeycombed the army.
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"honeycomb." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "honeycomb." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-honeycomb.html "honeycomb." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-honeycomb.html |
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honeycomb
honeycomb Double-sided sheets of hexagonal wax cells built by honey-bees (Apis species), in which pollen and honey are stored and the brood is reared.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-honeycomb.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-honeycomb.html |
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honeycomb
honeycomb Double-sided sheets of hexagonal wax cells built by honey-bees (Apis species), in which pollen and honey are stored and the brood is reared.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-honeycomb.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "honeycomb." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-honeycomb.html |
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honeycomb
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•Guillaume • biome • Beerbohm
•radome • astrodome • Styrofoam
•megohm • Stockholm • Bornholm
•motorhome • backcomb • honeycomb
•cockscomb, coxcomb
•toothcomb • genome • gastronome
•metronome • syndrome • palindrome
•polychrome • Nichrome
•monochrome • velodrome
•hippodrome • aerodrome
•cyclostome • rhizome
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"honeycomb." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "honeycomb." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-honeycomb.html "honeycomb." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-honeycomb.html |
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