| honeycomb (def. 5a). |
[huhn-ee-kohm] 
| 1. | a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs. |
| 2. | a piece of this containing honey and chewed as a sweet. |
| 3. | anything whose appearance suggests such a structure, esp. in containing many small units or holes: The building was a honeycomb of offices and showrooms. |
| 4. | the reticulum of a ruminant. |
| 5. | Textiles.
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| 6. | having the structure or appearance of a honeycomb. |
| 7. | to cause to be full of holes; pierce with many holes or cavities: an old log honeycombed with ant burrows. |
| 8. | to penetrate in all parts: a city honeycombed with vice. |
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