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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
2: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees v
1: carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"
2: penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"
3: make full of cavities, like a honeycomb

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey 2. something that resembles a honeycomb in structure or appearance; especially a strong lightweight cellular structural material II. verb Date: 1774 transitive verb 1. a. to cause to be full of cavities like a honeycomb b. to make into a checkered pattern ; fret 2. a. to penetrate into every part ; fill b. subvert, weaken intransitive verb to become pitted, checked, or cellular

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs. 2 a a pattern arranged hexagonally. b fabric made with a pattern of raised hexagons etc. 3 tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant. 4 a cavernous flaw in metalwork, esp. in guns. --v.tr. 1 fill with cavities or tunnels, undermine. 2 mark with a honeycomb pattern. Etymology: OE hunigcamb (as HONEY, COMB)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Honeycomb 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(honeycombs) A honeycomb is a wax structure consisting of rows of six-sided spaces where bees store their honey. N-VAR

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