noun
- structures made of wax by bees, consisting of hexagonal cells used to store honey and eggs
- things that resemble the hexagonal pattern of a bee’s honeycomb
verb
- to fill with holes or tunnels like a honeycomb
Examples
- The beekeeper carefully removed the honeycombs from the hive.
- Wild bees had built their honeycombs in the hollow tree.
- The volcanic rock had a structure that resembled honeycombs.
- The old building’s walls were honeycombed with secret passages.
- Termites had honeycombed the wooden beams.
- The cliff face was honeycombed with caves and tunnels.
- Fresh honeycombs dripped with golden honey.