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   honeycomb

   /ˈhʌnɪkəʊm/

   noun

   • 1. a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs.
   • 2. a structure of adjoining cavities or cells: "a honeycomb of caves"
   • ▪ a mass of cavities produced by corrosion or dissolution: "honeycomb weathering"
   • ▪ a raised hexagonal or cellular pattern on a fabric.
   • 3. a sweet food with a crisp bubbly texture, typically made by boiling together sugar, golden syrup, water, and bicarbonate of soda: British "chocolate crepes topped with crunchy honeycomb"
   • 4. tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant.

   verb

   • 1. fill with cavities or tunnels: "whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines"
   • ▪ infiltrate and undermine: "their men honeycombed the army"

   Word Origin Old Englishhunigcamb (see honey, comb).

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