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honey
noun
-
honey
a
thick
,
sweet
,
golden
liquid
made
by
bees
from
flower
nectar
,
often
eaten
as
food
or
used
to
sweeten
drinks
•
Grandma
drizzled
honey
over
the
warm
pancakes
.
Grandma
drizzled
honey
over
the
warm
pancakes
.
•
Bees
store
honey
in
waxy
combs
inside
their
hive
.
Bees
store
honey
in
waxy
combs
inside
their
hive
.
Old
English
“
hunig
,”
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
“
honing
”
and
German
“
Honig
”.
noun
a
friendly
or
affectionate
way
of
addressing
someone
you
love
or
like
,
such
as
a
partner
,
child
,
or
close
friend
•
“
Thanks
for
carrying
the
groceries
,
honey
.”
“
Thanks
for
carrying
the
groceries
,
honey
.”
•
A
father
knelt
and
tied
his
daughter's
shoe
,
saying
, “
Are
you
ready
to
go
,
honey
?”
A
father
knelt
and
tied
his
daughter's
shoe
,
saying
, “
Are
you
ready
to
go
,
honey
?”
Extension
from
the
sweet
food
to
a
person
considered
sweet
,
recorded
in
English
since
the
14th
century
.
noun
something
or
someone
that
is
very
good
,
impressive
,
or
attractive
•
That
new
sports
car
is
a
real
honey
.
That
new
sports
car
is
a
real
honey
.
•
He
landed
a
honey
of
a
job
at
the
design
firm
.
He
landed
a
honey
of
a
job
at
the
design
firm
.
Evolved
from
the
idea
of
honey
as
something
sweet
and
pleasant
;
informal
use
recorded
in
American
English
since
the
late
19th
century
.
