honeycomb
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- beehive part holonym
Sense 2 verb
carve a honeycomb pattern into
The cliffs were honeycombed
Types & categories
- fret hypernym
Related & opposite
- honeycomb derivation
Sense 3 noun
a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
Types & categories
- framework hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
penetrate thoroughly and into every part
the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization
Types & categories
- penetrate hypernym
Sense 5 verb
make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
Related & opposite
- honeycomb derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | beehive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | honeycomb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fret |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | honeycomb |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | honeycomb |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | framework |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | honeycomb |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |