See Also: Honeycomb(medicine)
honeycomb(dictionary)
honeycomb(1)(dictionary)
honeycomb(2)(dictionary)
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honeycomb lung(medicine)
honeycomb macula(medicine)
honeycomb pattern(medicine)
honeycomb ringworm(medicine)
Doyne's honeycomb choroidopathy(medicine)

honeycomb(2) (iou)



honeycomb verb. L18.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. & intrans. Make or become like a honeycomb with cells, cavities, or perforations; make or become cavernous, hollow, or insubstantial. L18.
Sloan Wilson They had honeycombed the island with tunnels and caves.
verb trans. fig. Penetrate throughout so as to make hollow, rotten, etc.; undermine. M19.
F. L. Allen The colleges were honeycombed with Bolshevism.
verb trans. Mark with a honeycomb pattern. L19.
verb trans. Build as a honeycomb wall. E20.
honeycombing noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) a defective condition of wood characterized by cracks and holes: L19.