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honeycombed

honeycombed adjective: having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb. Also the simple past and past participle of honeycomb.

Adjective

honeycombed (comparative more honeycombed, superlative most honeycombed)

  1. Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
    • This area is honeycombed with ironstone mines, and signs of an impending subsidence had caused the railway to maintain a continuous watch on the threatened section for several months.1958 April, “The Why and the Wherefore: Engine Lost in Mining Subsidence”, in Railway Magazine, page 293
    • Even in her Moloko days, she preferred outre get-ups – the sort of thing now thought to be the preserve of Lady Gaga. Tonight, Murphy has also brought along a hat that suggests both The Handmaid’s Tale and beekeeping, and, for a disco cut called Narcissus, a black honeycombed cowl that makes her...2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian

Also used as

honeycombed is also the simple past and past participle of honeycomb.

Antonyms of honeycombed

Forms of honeycombed

comparativemore honeycombed
superlativemost honeycombed

Questions about honeycombed

What does honeycombed mean?
Honeycombed means having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
What part of speech is honeycombed?
Honeycombed is an adjective.

Words near honeycombed in the dictionary

  1. honeycomb tetter
  2. honeycomb toffee
  3. honeycomb tripe
  4. honeycomb tripes
  5. honeycomb work
  6. honeycombed
  7. honeycombing
  8. honeycombings
  9. honeycomblike
  10. honeycombs
  11. honeycreeper

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