honeycomb
/ˈhʌniˌkoʊm/ verb C2- To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
- To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something). · Termites will honeycomb a porch made of untreated pine.
- To decorate (something) with a honeycomb pattern.
- To make way deeply into (something) so as to weaken it; to undermine.
- To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun sense 2.4).
He/she/it honeycombs · Past honeycombed · Past participle honeycombed · -ing form honeycombing
Verb forms
- Base form
- honeycomb
- He/she/it
- honeycombs
- Past
- honeycombed
- Past participle
- honeycombed
- -ing form
- honeycombing
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Having tasted the honeycomb, he threw down his axe, and looking on the tree as sacred, took great care of it.
If a fictional bear makes a joke about a honeycomb and combing his fur, a literal Spanish translation will sound completely absurd.
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