honey

[ˈhʌni]

honey Definition

  • 1a sweet, sticky, yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers
  • 2a term of endearment

Using honey: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "honey" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

  • Example

    I like to put honey in my tea.

  • Example

    The honey is stored in the beehive.

  • Example

    Honey, can you pass me the salt?

  • Example

    He calls his wife 'honey' as a term of endearment.

honey Synonyms and Antonyms

Idioms Using honey

  • a place where life is good and easy

    Example

    They moved to California, hoping to find the land of milk and honey.

  • to go directly and quickly towards something

    Example

    As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the honey-glazed ham.

  • very busy and hardworking

    Example

    She's been busy as a bee all day, cleaning the house and doing laundry.

Phrases with honey

  • a stratagem in which an attractive person entices another person into revealing information or doing something unwise

    Example

    The spy used a honey trap to extract confidential information from the target.

  • a bee that produces honey

    Example

    Honey bees are important pollinators for many crops.

  • a structure of hexagonal cells made by bees to store honey and eggs

    Example

    The honeycomb was filled with delicious honey.

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Summary: honey in Brief

The term 'honey' [ˈhʌni] refers to a sweet, sticky, yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. It is also used as a term of endearment. Examples include 'I like to put honey in my tea.' and 'He calls his wife 'honey' as a term of endearment.' 'Honey' extends into phrases like 'honey trap,' and idioms like 'the land of milk and honey,' denoting a place where life is good and easy.

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