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honeycombed
Variant of honeycomb
noun
- the structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs
- anything like this in structure or appearance
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
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