NOUN | object | honeycomb | a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae |
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artifact | honeycomb | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees | |
VERB | creation | honeycomb | carve a honeycomb pattern into |
contact | honeycomb | penetrate thoroughly and into every part | |
change | honeycomb | make full of cavities, like a honeycomb |
Sounds | hhah'niykow.m | |
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Rhymes | aerodrome ... tome: 31 rhymes with owm... |
Meaning | A structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae. | |
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Part of | beehive, hive | A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Spanish | panal | |
Catalan | bresca |
Meaning | A framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees. | |
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Broader | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
Spanish | panal | |
Catalan | rusc | |
Verbs | honeycomb | make full of cavities, like a honeycomb |
honeycomb | carve a honeycomb pattern into |
Meaning | carve a honeycomb pattern into. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The cliffs were honeycombed" | |
Broader | fret | carve a pattern into |
Nouns | honeycomb | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees |
Meaning | penetrate thoroughly and into every part. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization" | |
Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
Spanish | empapar, ocupar |
Meaning | make full of cavities, like a honeycomb. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Broader | change, alter, vary | Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence |
Spanish | acribar, acribillar | |
Catalan | crivellar | |
Nouns | honeycomb | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees |
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