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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It is a world that seems by its very nature to be pastoral and calm but which is honeycombed with problems, including climate change, competition from cultured honeybees, shrinking habitat and pesticides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
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
At the heart of it all is Pyrgos at Tinos’s northern tip, honeycombed with sculptors’ ateliers, picturesque paths and marble carvings framed by fuchsia bougainvillea.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
Passages and corridors honeycombed the walls and wound their way from floor to ceiling, up and down the sides of the cave.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
