Meanings
comparative more honeycombed · superlative most honeycombed
- 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 28, “The Why and the Wherefore: Engine Lost in Mining Subsidence”, in Railway Magazine, page 2931 more example
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 look like a microphone on legs.
2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of honeycomb
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kennomainen
- kennomainenhaving a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
French alvéolé
- alvéoléhaving a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
Irish criathraithe
- criathraithehaving a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
Polish poprzecinany
- poprzecinanyhaving a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
Portuguese alveolado
- alveoladohaving a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
Cite this entry
honeycombed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeycombed
“honeycombed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeycombed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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