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.
has honeycombed
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present perfectof honeycomb (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Is it not better to prevent disease than to try the cure after it has become established, or has honeycombed the constitution?
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
The sea, in short, has honeycombed it, and renews her vows to be its ruin with every gale.
From Some Private Views by James Payn
