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honey
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
honey
(noun)
land
(noun)
milk
(noun)
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honey
/
ˈ
hʌni/
noun
honey
/
ˈ
hʌni/
noun
Learner's definition of HONEY
1
[
noncount
]
:
a thick, sweet substance made by bees
She likes
honey
in her tea.
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2
informal
—
used to address someone you love
Honey
, would you pass the salt?
Honey
, I'm home!
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[
singular
]
chiefly US, informal
:
something that is very good
The shortstop made a
honey
of a play. [=he made a very good play]
Your car is a real
honey
.
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land of milk and honey
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see
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land
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