honeycomb
noun
a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
honeycombed
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past participleof honeycomb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof honeycomb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
honeycombnouna structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
Example Sentences
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That sense of exigency is honeycombed with grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
The resulting porous crystal structure is so fully honeycombed with pockets that a chunk the size of a sugar cube can contain several football fields’ worth of internal surface area.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2021
The leopard-spotted, sturdy crust is honeycombed and foldable.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
The reservation is also honeycombed with non-tribal tracts thanks to a 19th-century law that encouraged Native Americans to become individual land owners, free to sell to anyone.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
Behind this common burial ground the rough face of the cliff was honeycombed with the better tombs of artisans and scribes and merchants, carved into the rock itself.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
