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
-
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
Ye, most lovely Graces! attend me with the power of honey-like persuasiveness!
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 by Various
The exudation of a honey-like or saccharine fluid, as has frequently been attested, is not a function exclusively of the flowers in all plants.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
