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HONEY
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Irregular inflected form: honied
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("honey" is a kind of...):
sweetener; sweetening (something added to foods to make them taste sweeter)
Holonyms ("honey" is a substance of...):
mead (made of fermented honey and water)
oenomel (wine mixed with honey)
Derivation:
honey (sweeten with honey)
honey (of something having the color of honey)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Synonyms:
beloved; dear; dearest; honey; love
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("honey" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of something having the color of honey
Classified under:
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Derivation:
honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sweeten with honey
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "honey" is one way to...):
dulcify; dulcorate; edulcorate; sweeten (make sweeter in taste)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)
Context examples:
Manuka honey has been reported to stimulate the formation of new blood capillaries and the growth of fibroblasts and epithelial cells when applied topically to wounds.
(Manuka Honey, NCI Thesaurus)
He was all honey when first we met him—only eighteen months ago, and we both feel as if it were eighteen years.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
'You must come and get it. I can't come to you, it isn't proper,' said she, as sweet as honey.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
You have to be doing something right because others are coming to you like bees to honey.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You'll look silly, some o' these days, when someone comes along an' sneaks the honey.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Gluconic acid, found abundantly in plant, honey and wine, can be prepared by fungal fermentation process commercially.
(Gluconic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
To prevent botulism: • Be very careful when canning foods at home • Do not let babies eat honey • Get prompt medical care for infected wounds
(Botulism, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Had he fallen and dripped his brains upon the deck like honey from the comb, there would have been no loss to the world.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Gold, cream, and honey are the most popular colors, but the coat also comes in smoke, dark-grizzle, slate and a multi-color assortment of brown, white and black.
(Lhasa Apso, NCI Thesaurus)
But, both commercial and small-scale beekeepers lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies between April 2016 and April 2017.
(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)
