📖 H — The English dictionary · page 29

honeycomb — Everyday, meaning 1: A honeycomb is a wax structure made by bees with many six-sided cells where they store honey and raise their young.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Honeycomb is a sweet, crunchy, golden toffee full of bubbles.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A honeycomb pattern is a pattern of hexagons.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To be honeycombed with something means to be full of holes or tunnels, as in «a hill honeycombed with caves».↗ Example: Bees build a honeycomb from wax.↗ · Each cell of a honeycomb is a hexagon.↗ · Hexagons tessellate, just like a honeycomb.↗ · I love honeycomb ice cream.↗ · The hill is honeycombed with old mine tunnels.↗ · The beekeeper lifted out a dripping honeycomb.↗ · "I'll get a bit of honeycomb," says he.↗ · Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.↗ (Writings PRO.16.24, JPS 1917)↗ · The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.↗ (Writings PRO.27.7, JPS 1917)↗ · My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste; (Writings PRO.24.13, JPS 1917)↗

honeycreeper — Everyday, meaning 1: A honeycreeper is a small, often brightly coloured bird that feeds on nectar and insects; there are Hawaiian honeycreepers and tropical American honeycreepers.↗ Example: The red-legged honeycreeper has bright blue feathers.↗ · Hawaiian honeycreepers have beaks of many different shapes.↗ · The curved beak helps the honeycreeper drink nectar.↗ · Many honeycreepers in Hawaii are endangered.↗ · Mosquitoes brought malaria that harmed the honeycreepers.↗ · We saw a honeycreeper in the rainforest canopy.↗

honeydew — Everyday, meaning 1: A honeydew is a kind of melon with smooth pale skin and sweet pale-green flesh.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Honeydew is a sweet sticky liquid made by insects such as aphids, which ants like to eat.↗ Example: We had honeydew melon for pudding.↗ · Honeydew melons are pale green inside.↗ · Ants drink the honeydew made by aphids.↗ · The car under the tree was sticky with honeydew.↗ · Bees sometimes collect honeydew to make honey.↗ · Cut the honeydew into cubes.↗

honeymoon — Everyday, meaning 1: A honeymoon is a holiday that a newly married couple take together just after their wedding.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The honeymoon (period) is the happy, easy time at the start of something new, like a new job or a new leader, before problems begin.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To honeymoon is to go on a honeymoon.↗ Example: After the wedding they went on honeymoon to Italy.↗ · My aunt sent us a postcard from her honeymoon.↗ · The hotel gave them the honeymoon suite.↗ · They honeymooned on a quiet island.↗ · The new coach had a short honeymoon before we started losing.↗ · When the puppy chewed the sofa, the honeymoon was over!↗ · Mum and Dad showed us photos from their honeymoon.↗

honeypot — Everyday, meaning 1: A pot for keeping honey.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A place or thing that attracts lots of people, like bees to honey: a tourist honeypot.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computers) A trap set up to catch hackers by pretending to be an easy target.↗ Example: Pooh had his head stuck in a honeypot.↗ · The village is a honeypot for tourists in summer.↗ · Honeypot sites need car parks and bins.↗ · The bear licked the honeypot clean.↗ · The company set up a honeypot to catch hackers.↗

honeysuckle — Everyday, meaning 1: A climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar.↗ Example: The honeysuckle smells sweetest in the evening.↗ · Moths visit honeysuckle at night for nectar.↗ · Honeysuckle climbed all over the garden fence.↗ · We tasted the tiny drop of nectar in a honeysuckle flower.↗ · Honeysuckle berries can be poisonous, so do not eat them.↗ · The hedge was covered in pink honeysuckle.↗ · Then there came to him the fragrance of thyme, followed by the more powerful scent of honeysuckle and violets; and he fancied he heard the note of the cuckoo.↗

honk — Everyday, meaning 1: To honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is also the loud cry a goose makes.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A honk is one such sound.↗ Example: The taxi driver honked at the cyclist.↗ · Do not honk the horn just for fun; it is for warnings.↗ · I heard the geese honking as they flew south.↗ · A car honked, so I stepped back onto the pavement.↗ · Dad gave two short honks to tell us he was outside.↗ · The goose honked angrily and chased us.↗ · Traffic was so bad that everyone was honking.↗ · When you hear a honk, stop and look around.↗

honor — Everyday, meaning 1: Honor is respect and a good name that a person earns by being good and brave.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An honor is a prize, medal or special mark of respect given to someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To honor someone is to show great respect for them, for example with a ceremony.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) «In his honor» means as a way of celebrating him.↗ Example: The hero won the honor of a medal.↗ · Now he has the cross of honor.↗ · The town held a party in her honor.↗ · Our school will honor the winners at the end of term.↗ · She felt great honor at being chosen.↗

honorable — Everyday, meaning 1: Honorable means good and fair, deserving respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Honorable is used as a title of respect for some judges and officials, as in «the honorable judge».↗ Example: "That's an honorable thought," said the Sunbeam.↗ · He always kept his promises; he was an honorable man.↗ · It was an honorable thing to share the last cake.↗ · The honorable widow was trusted by everyone in the village.↗ · When the Honorable Mayer Sulzberger heard me expressing my views on Hebrew orthography, he advised me to make a study of the Sefer Yetzirah which in his opinion constitutes the earliest Hebrew grammar extant.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

honorary — Everyday, meaning 1: Honorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Honorary describes a job done without being paid: «honorary secretary».↗ Example: The famous author got an honorary degree from the university.↗ · Our lollipop lady was made an honorary member of the school council.↗ · The firefighter was named an honorary citizen.↗ · Grandpa is the honorary president of the football club.↗ · The dog became an honorary member of our class!↗ · An honorary doctor does not treat patients.↗

honored — Everyday, meaning 1: Honored means given respect, with an honor shown to someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Honored means proud and glad to have been given respect: «I am honored to be here.».↗ Example: "Most honored friends, ladies and gentlemen!"↗ · The honored guest sat at the king's right hand.↗ · I am honored that you asked me to speak.↗ · The most honored poet was given a golden crown.↗ · Thank you, honored sir, for the warm welcome.↗

honoring — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Honoring means showing respect to someone, as in the American spelling of honouring.↗ Example: When people learned of their existence, they all left the original artisan and went to them, honoring them, and negotiating with them in their building enterprises " (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

honour — Everyday, meaning 1: Great respect that people give to someone: «in honour of».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something that makes you proud and glad: «It is an honour to meet you».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Being honest and keeping your word: «a person of honour».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To show respect to someone, often with a prize or ceremony.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) To keep a promise or agreement: «honour a promise».↗ Everyday, meaning 6: "Your honour" is a polite way of speaking to a judge or other important person.↗ Example: The statue was built in honour of the brave firefighters.↗ · It is a great honour to meet the queen.↗ · She was the guest of honour at the party.↗ · A knight must always act with honour.↗ · I promise on my honour that I did not cheat.↗ · The town honoured the old teacher with a special award.↗ · You should honour your promises.↗ · Her name is on the school honour roll.↗ · Bad enough, your honour; the magpie's dead!↗ · And he was honoured above all the house of his father.↗ (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt put of thy honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may hearken.↗ (Torah NUM.27.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.↗ (Torah EXO.20.12, JPS 1917)↗ · The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.↗ (Writings EST.8.16, JPS 1917)↗ · A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.↗ (Writings PRO.11.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Riches and honour are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness.↗ (Writings PRO.8.18, JPS 1917)↗

honourable — Everyday, meaning 1: Good, honest and fair; deserving respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Done in a way that keeps your honour, as in «an honourable draw».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) «the Honourable» — a title for some judges, politicians and officials; in Parliament «my honourable friend».↗ Example: The knight was honourable and never lied.↗ · Giving back the lost wallet was the honourable thing to do.↗ · Our poem got an honourable mention.↗ · It was an honourable draw against a strong team.↗ · The Honourable Judge Smith entered the court.↗ · «My honourable friend is mistaken,» said the MP.↗ · An honourable person keeps their word.↗ · “I also,” he said, “have an honourable record.”↗ · And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.↗ (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917)↗ · He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three.↗ (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917)↗ · He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.↗ (Prophets 2SA.23.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath devised this against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?↗ (Prophets ISA.23.8, JPS 1917)↗

honourably — Everyday, meaning 1: In an honourable way; fairly and with good character.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a way that keeps your word and your promises.↗ Example: "Will you swear to carry me over the river if I fight honourably?"↗ · The knight swore to win honourably.↗ · She paid her debts honourably.↗ · The soldier kept his word honourably.↗ · Play the game honourably and everyone will respect you.↗

honouring — Everyday, meaning 1: Showing great respect to someone, often in a ceremony or with an award.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Keeping a promise or agreement.↗ Example: The school held an assembly honouring the retiring headteacher.↗ · Remembrance Day is about honouring people who died in wars.↗ · We planted a tree honouring our old classmate.↗ · He is honouring his promise to help me.↗ · The town is honouring the lifeguard who saved two children.↗ · A new stamp is honouring the famous scientist.↗

honours — Everyday, meaning 1: Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A higher level of a university degree: «an honours degree».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «With honours» means with extra praise for very good results.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) He or she shows respect or keeps a promise: «She always honours her word».↗ Example: She received many honours for her work as a nurse.↗ · He graduated from university with honours.↗ · The soldier was buried with full military honours.↗ · Would you like to do the honours and cut the cake?↗ · The New Year Honours list includes a local teacher.↗ · The club always honours its best players at the end of the season.↗ · The Dioscuri received divine honours throughout Greece, and were worshipped with special reverence at Sparta.↗

hood — Everyday, meaning 1: A hood is a part of a coat or jumper that you can pull up to cover your head.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A hood is a cover over something, like the cover over a cooker that takes away smoke.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In US English, the hood is the metal cover over a car's engine (the bonnet in UK English).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Informal US: the hood means a neighbourhood.↗ Example: Put your hood up, it's starting to rain.↗ · Little Red Riding Hood walked through the forest.↗ · The cobra spread its hood and hissed.↗ · Dad opened the hood of the car to check the oil.↗ · Turn on the cooker hood so the kitchen does not fill with smoke.↗ · My coat has a hood with fur around the edge.↗ · Take your hood down so you can see the traffic.↗ · ‘It’s me, Granny, your little Golden-hood.↗

hoof — Everyday, meaning 1: A hoof is the hard part of the foot of animals like horses, cows, deer, goats, sheep and pigs.↗ Example: The horse's hooves clattered on the road.↗ · A farrier puts metal shoes on a horse's hooves.↗ · Cows and sheep have cloven hooves, split into two parts.↗ · Hooves are made of the same stuff as your fingernails.↗ · We heard hooves coming up the lane.↗ · The deer's hoof left a print in the mud.↗ · A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs.↗ · And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.↗ (Torah LEV.11.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.↗ (Torah LEV.11.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.↗ (Torah LEV.11.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.↗ (Writings PSA.69.32, JPS 1917)↗ · Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind; (Prophets ISA.5.28, JPS 1917)↗ · I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside many waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.↗ (Prophets EZK.32.13, JPS 1917)↗