Thesaurus: honeycomb

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1. n. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
2. n. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.
3. n. a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
4. n. a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
5. v. carve a honeycomb pattern into
6. v. penetrate thoroughly and into every part
7. v. make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
8. 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 (Zoöl.), the wax moth. -- Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum.
9. v:24/n:76 n. a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae n. a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees v. carve a honeycomb pattern into