Honeycomb

['hʌnɪkəʊm] or ['hʌnɪkom]

Definition

(noun.) a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees.

(noun.) a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae.

(verb.) make full of cavities, like a honeycomb.

(verb.) penetrate thoroughly and into every part; 'the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization'.

(verb.) carve a honeycomb pattern into; 'The cliffs were honeycombed'.

Editor: Megan--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

(n.) Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.

Edited by Jeanne