honeycombed
Full of holes
Honeycombed describes something riddled with holes, cavities, or tunnels, like the wax structure bees build.
Rock formations become honeycombed through erosion; organizations become honeycombed with corruption.
The word suggests pervasive penetration throughout a structure: The cliff face was honeycombed with caves.
Enemy agents had honeycombed the ministry.
Had hole made
- puncturedPenetrated by sharp object
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- riddledPierced throughout
- holedMade openings through
sieved · fenestrated · latticed · screened · openwork · ventilated · tunneled · gapped
Puzzle of passages
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- tunneledDug a subterranean route
- burrowedDug a hole beneath
- cavernousVast and hollow
passages · catacomb · subterranean · interconnected · networked · winding · convoluted · snaking
Bee dwelling structure
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
- combToothed grooming implement
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- beeswaxHoneycomb building material
brood · cells · cappings · frames · extraction · uncapping · queen · drone
Six-edged polygon's form
- chamberedHaving enclosed compartments
- compartmentalizedDivided into isolated sections
- cellsBasic biological units
- waxPliable waterproof substance
comb · alveolar · partitioned · subdivided · modular · sectioned · multicelled · pocketed
Eaten away chemically
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- eatenTaken as nourishment
- decayedBroken down organically
weakened · undermined · rusted · weathered · crumbling · damaged · degraded · riddled
Covered in fitted shapes
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
- gridlikeForming a lattice pattern
reticulated · tiled · mosaic · crystalline · regular · repeating · uniform · symmetrical
pierced
Had hole made
holed · sieved · fenestrated · latticed · screened · openwork · ventilated · tunneled · gapped · voided
maze
Puzzle of passages
cavernous · passages · catacomb · subterranean · interconnected · networked · winding · convoluted · snaking · galleries
hive
Bee dwelling structure
beeswax · brood · cells · cappings · frames · extraction · uncapping · queen · drone · worker
hexagonal
Six-edged polygon's form
- chamberedHaving enclosed compartments
- compartmentalizedDivided into isolated sections
- cellsBasic biological units
wax · comb · alveolar · partitioned · subdivided · modular · sectioned · multicelled · pocketed · segmented
corroded
Eaten away chemically
decayed · weakened · undermined · rusted · weathered · crumbling · damaged · degraded · riddled · worm-eaten
tessellated
Covered in fitted shapes
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
gridlike · reticulated · tiled · mosaic · crystalline · regular · repeating · uniform · symmetrical · interlocking
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
honeycombedsolid
Firm matter state
dense · compact · impermeable · nonporous · impenetrable
- honeycomb patternRepeating six-sided tessellation
- honeycomb toffeeAerated caramel confection
- honeycomb structuresHexagonal cell arrangements