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1. (n.) honey
a sweet viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers and stored in nests or hives as food.
2. honey
this substance as used in cooking or as a spread or sweetener.
3. honey
the nectar of flowers.
4. honey
any of various similarly sweet viscid products produced by insects or in other ways.
5. honey
something sweet, delicious, or delightful:
the honey of flattery.
6. honey
Informal.
7. honey
sweetheart; darling.
8. honey
(sometimes cap.) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, subordinates, etc.).
9. honey
Informal. something especially good of its kind:
a honey of a car.
10. (adj.) honey
of or like honey; sweet.
11. honey
containing honey.
12. (v.t.) honey
to talk flatteringly or endearingly to (often fol. by up).
13. honey
to sweeten or flavor with or as if with honey.
14. (v.i.) honey
to use flattery, endearing terms, etc., in an effort to obtain something (often fol. by up).
Etymology: (1830–40)
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| Definition of 'Honey' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) honey
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
2. (adj) beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
3. (verb) honey
of something having the color of honey
4. (verb) honey
sweeten with honey
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1. (noun) honey
the sweet edible substance produced by bees
toast and honey
2. honey
Honey
used to address sb you love
Honey, could you help me?
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| Definition of 'Honey' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Honey
a sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb
2. (noun) Honey
that which is sweet or pleasant, like honey
3. (noun) Honey
sweet one; -- a term of endearment
4. (verb) Honey
to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn
5. (verb) Honey
to make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey
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| Definition of 'Honey' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Honey
A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations.
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Sense: a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers
bread and honey.
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 Afrikaans: heuning |
 Arabic: عَسَل |
 Bulgarian: мед |
 Brazilian: mel |
 Czech: med |
 German: der Honig |
 Danish: honning |
 Greek: μέλι |
 Spanish: miel |
 Estonian: mesi |
 Farsi: عسل |
 Finnish: hunaja |
 French: miel |
 Hebrew: דְבַש |
 Hindi: शहद |
 Croatian: amed |
 Hungarian: méz |
 Indonesian: madu |
 Icelandic: hunang |
 Italian: miele |
 Japanese: 蜂みつ |
 Korean: 벌꿀 |
 Lithuanian: medus |
 Latvian: medus |
 Malay: madu |
 Dutch: honing |
 Norwegian: honning |
 Polish: miód |
 Persian: عسل |
 Pashto: شات |
 Portuguese: mel |
 Romanian: miere |
 Russian: мёд |
 Slovak: med |
 Slovenian: med |
 Serbian: med |
 Swedish: honung |
 Thai: น้ำผึ้ง |
 Turkish: bal |
 Taiwanese: 蜂蜜 |
 Ukrainian: мед |
 Urdu: شہد |
 Vietnamese: mật ong; mật |
 Chinese: 蜂蜜 |
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