honeycomb
noun
1. a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
Definition categories: object, construction, structure
2. a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework
Sentences with honeycomb as a noun:
- The wood porch was a honeycomb of termite tunnels before we replaced it.
verb
1. carve a honeycomb pattern into
- The cliffs were honeycombed
Definition categories: creation, fret
2. penetrate thoroughly and into every part
- the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
3. make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
Definition categories: change, alter, vary
Sentences with honeycomb as a verb:
- Termites will honeycomb a porch made of untreated pine.