honey
noun
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
honey-like
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a word derived from
honey.
Example Sentences
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For the sticky sauce, bring all the ingredients to the boil in a large pan, stirring, and cook until the mixture reduces to a honey-like consistency.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2016
It was tart, with a sweet, honey-like aftertaste.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
That was the first time he had scored off his news editor, and the experience was honey-like and intoxicating.
From The Herapath Property by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Only minute insects can find access to the flower, which secretes at the base a honey-like fluid.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
At daylight, therefore, we found ourselves seven or eight miles from the land; but no ice was in sight, except the "sludge," of honey-like consistence, with which almost the whole sea was covered.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 by Sir William Edward Parry
