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honeycomb
(hun′ē kōm′)
noun
- the structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs
- anything like this in structure or appearance
Origin: ME hunicomb < OE hunigcamb < hunig, honey + camb, comb
transitive verb
- to cause to have many holes like a honeycomb; riddle
- to permeate or undermine: honeycombed with intrigue
intransitive verb
to become riddled with holes like a honeycomb
adjective
of, like, or patterned after a honeycomb
also honeycombed
See honeycomb in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A structure of hexagonal, thin-walled cells constructed from beeswax by honeybees to hold honey and larvae.
- Something resembling this structure in configuration or pattern.
- To fill with holes or compartments; riddle: cliffs that were honeycombed with caves and grottoes.
- To form in or cover with a pattern like that of a honeycomb.
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