Honey
noun
A sweet, sticky, yellowish liquid made by bees and used for food.
She puts honey in her tea every morning.
Often appears as...
- honey bee
- honey jar
noun
A term of endearment for someone you really love or care about.
I'm so lucky to have you, honey.
Often appears as...
- sweet honey
- dear honey
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A light yellow or golden color.
She has long, honey-colored hair.
Often appears as...
- honey glow
- honey hue
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Formal
noun
Something exceptionally good or important.
This new job opportunity is the honey of the show.
Often appears as...
- land of honey
- honey pot
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Idiomatic
noun
A sweet, sticky, yellowish liquid made by bees and used for food.
She puts honey in her tea every morning.
Often appears as...
- honey bee
- honey jar
noun
A term of endearment for someone you really love or care about.
I'm so lucky to have you, honey.
Often appears as...
- sweet honey
- dear honey
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A light yellow or golden color.
She has long, honey-colored hair.
Often appears as...
- honey glow
- honey hue
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Something exceptionally good or important.
This new job opportunity is the honey of the show.
Often appears as...
- land of honey
- honey pot
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Bee Product
Understand that 'honey' refers to what bees produce, not similar sweet substances from other sources.
The honey we buy comes from beekeepers.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Sweetener
Recognize 'honey' as a natural sweet alternative to sugar in recipes and drinks.
I use honey to sweeten my oatmeal.
Pro Tip 1/2Bee Product
Understand that 'honey' refers to what bees produce, not similar sweet substances from other sources.
The honey we buy comes from beekeepers.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Sweetener
Recognize 'honey' as a natural sweet alternative to sugar in recipes and drinks.
I use honey to sweeten my oatmeal.
Pro Tip 1/2Bee Product
Understand that 'honey' refers to what bees produce, not similar sweet substances from other sources.
The honey we buy comes from beekeepers.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Sweetener
Recognize 'honey' as a natural sweet alternative to sugar in recipes and drinks.
I use honey to sweeten my oatmeal.
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How sugar affects the...
So are high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, raw sugar, and honey. And sugar isn't just in candies and desserts, it's also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue?
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
and the honey -- they do live events -- they'll use that honey at their bars. Honey is a great nutritional substitute for regular sugar because there are different types of sugars in there. We also have a classroom hives project, where -- this is a nonprofit venture -- we're spreading the word around the world for how
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Time is memory and you...
a.m. I remember seeing her face for the first time and I said honey baby and when she heard my voice she opened her eye now when I think back on those two minutes they seemed limitless now there are many ways people have talked about time time is money time flies like an
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Are Honey Badgers...
isn't that wonderful oh you can't help but love these things doesn't matter what they do to you so far the honey badgers have shown problem-solving skills and adaptability but in the third and final test can they do something that would mark
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How Can Bees Save Bears?...
and they produce the honey. They collect that little gift from the bear and transform in a honey pot, and we're recovering the forest little by little. So our project now is protecting the ecosystem, protecting the Inter-Andean dry forest
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Japanese Bees Swarm...
swarm the honey reserves stored in our stomachs won't last long and they must find a new home as a matter of urgency it's something Yamaguchi plans to take advantage of spring is a magical time the countryside bursts into life blossom
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Kids Learn Why Bees Are...
honey bees are our most efficient and effective pollinators so they pollinate lots of fruits and vegetables we've invited a classroom full of BC kids to come down here and put on the bee veil and a bee suit for protection we'll open
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Why do honeybees love...
behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive. Just like humans, bees need food and shelter to stay alive. The hive is not only the bees' home, but doubles as a place to store their honey. Since it's so central to survival,
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Sir David Attenborough...
bees and was stealing the honey but all lemurs are not brown and this is the most handsome and strikingly colored species of all the magnificent ruffed lemur nearly four feet long now sadly increasingly rare
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Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
and keep a low profile nature has given newborn cheetahs a helping hand to deter predators their fuzzy grey mane aids in camouflage and mimics the fearsome honey badger
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
So are high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, raw sugar, and honey. And sugar isn't just in candies and desserts, it's also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue?
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
and the honey -- they do live events -- they'll use that honey at their bars. Honey is a great nutritional substitute for regular sugar because there are different types of sugars in there. We also have a classroom hives project, where -- this is a nonprofit venture -- we're spreading the word around the world for how
Video examples
Time is memory and you...
a.m. I remember seeing her face for the first time and I said honey baby and when she heard my voice she opened her eye now when I think back on those two minutes they seemed limitless now there are many ways people have talked about time time is money time flies like an
Video examples
Are Honey Badgers...
isn't that wonderful oh you can't help but love these things doesn't matter what they do to you so far the honey badgers have shown problem-solving skills and adaptability but in the third and final test can they do something that would mark
Video examples
How Can Bees Save Bears?...
and they produce the honey. They collect that little gift from the bear and transform in a honey pot, and we're recovering the forest little by little. So our project now is protecting the ecosystem, protecting the Inter-Andean dry forest
Video examples
Japanese Bees Swarm...
swarm the honey reserves stored in our stomachs won't last long and they must find a new home as a matter of urgency it's something Yamaguchi plans to take advantage of spring is a magical time the countryside bursts into life blossom
Video examples
Kids Learn Why Bees Are...
honey bees are our most efficient and effective pollinators so they pollinate lots of fruits and vegetables we've invited a classroom full of BC kids to come down here and put on the bee veil and a bee suit for protection we'll open
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive. Just like humans, bees need food and shelter to stay alive. The hive is not only the bees' home, but doubles as a place to store their honey. Since it's so central to survival,
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
bees and was stealing the honey but all lemurs are not brown and this is the most handsome and strikingly colored species of all the magnificent ruffed lemur nearly four feet long now sadly increasingly rare
Video examples
Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
and keep a low profile nature has given newborn cheetahs a helping hand to deter predators their fuzzy grey mane aids in camouflage and mimics the fearsome honey badger
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Quote examples
Michael Weatherly
American Actor
But that was my very first time on a set and they said, you know, you have to stand on a mark. That little piece of tape that you stand on is called a mark. I kept correcting them and telling them that my name was Michael and not Mark. They said, 'No, no honey.' I was a little green.
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Riddick Bowe
American Athlete
Don't worry about me. Worry about the next man. If you see me in a fight, don't help me. Pour honey on me and then help the bear. Don't worry about me. I'm Dorothy Bowe's baby boy. I'm going to be all right.
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Evan Hunter
American Author
My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn't like the old name.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
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Jimmy Scott
American Musician
I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.
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Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
Once you taste the sweet honey, you want more of that.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
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A. A. Milne
English Author
Tiggers don't like honey.
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Marge Schott
American Businesswoman
It's only money, honey.
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Shawn Mendes
Canadian Musician
Manuka honey is magic.
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Michael Weatherly
American Actor
But that was my very first time on a set and they said, you know, you have to stand on a mark. That little piece of tape that you stand on is called a mark. I kept correcting them and telling them that my name was Michael and not Mark. They said, 'No, no honey.' I was a little green.
Quote examples
Riddick Bowe
American Athlete
Don't worry about me. Worry about the next man. If you see me in a fight, don't help me. Pour honey on me and then help the bear. Don't worry about me. I'm Dorothy Bowe's baby boy. I'm going to be all right.
Quote examples
Evan Hunter
American Author
My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn't like the old name.
Quote examples
Willie Nelson
American Musician
If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
Quote examples
Jimmy Scott
American Musician
I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.
Quote examples
Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
Once you taste the sweet honey, you want more of that.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
Quote examples
A. A. Milne
English Author
Tiggers don't like honey.
Quote examples
Marge Schott
American Businesswoman
It's only money, honey.
Quote examples
Shawn Mendes
Canadian Musician
Manuka honey is magic.
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