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honeymaking

honeymaking noun: the making of honey by bees.

Noun

honeymaking (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The making of honey by bees.
  2. (uncommon) The making of honey into a bottled retail or commercial product by beekeepers; the business of running apiaries.
    • Near-synonyms: beekeeping, apiculture
    • Possible uses of mesquite have been discussed by Marshall (41). Mesquite can be used for several purposes, but generally other sources have been more desirable and cheaper. Major uses that have been investigated include: forage and roughage (40), fenceposts, honeymaking, flooring, charcoal, and...1971 January, R.E. Meyer, H.L. Morton, R.H. Haas, E.D. Robison, T.E. Riley, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, “Morphology and anatomy of honey mesquite”, in...
  3. (rare) The imaginary manufacture of honey in a factory by anthropomorphized bees in a cartoon or in an AI video.
    • In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line.2007 November 13, Natalie Angier, “In Hollywood Hives, the Males Rule”, in New York Times

Adjective

honeymaking (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) That makes honey.
    • So rare the household honeymaking bee,
      Man's help! but we, we have the Blessed Virgin
      For worship, and our Mother Church for bride;
      And all the souls we saved and father'd here
      Will greet us as our babes in Paradise.1908, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Becket, Act V, Scene II”, in The Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, volume 6, Macmillan, page 189

Synonyms of honeymaking

Origin of honeymaking

From honey + making.

Questions about honeymaking

What does honeymaking mean?
Honeymaking means the making of honey by bees.
What part of speech is honeymaking?
Honeymaking can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near honeymaking in the dictionary

  1. honeyless
  2. honeylike
  3. honeylocust
  4. honeylocusts
  5. honeymaker
  6. honeymaking
  7. Honeyman
  8. Honeymans
  9. honeymonth
  10. honeymonths
  11. honeymoon

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