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.
have honeycombed
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present perfectof honeycomb.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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Except where the prairie dogs have honeycombed the ground, you can drive almost anywhere, and the passage of a few wagons over the same track makes a road.
From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The secret societies aided by English encouragement have honeycombed the country until the terror of the lodges invaded every institution and home in the land.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham
At forty-five her life is objectlessly spasmodic, the old family-habit of talking of self and the family-fetish of discussing sickness have honeycombed her character and made her hopelessly tiresome.
From Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Robert S. Carroll
The waters have here worked like enormous moles, and have honeycombed the foundations of the earth.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by John Burroughs
