Beeswax vs Honey - What's the difference?
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A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
(colloquial) “Business”; in phrases like mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
To polish (something) with beeswax.
(uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
(countable) A variety of this substance.
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(figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
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(countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
* 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1, Sc. 2 :
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of honey.
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
* Shakespeare
To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
* Tennyson
As nouns the difference between beeswax and honey
is that beeswax is a wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods while honey is a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.As verbs the difference between beeswax and honey
is that beeswax is to polish (something) with beeswax while honey is to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.As an adjective honey is
describing a thing involving or resembling honey.beeswax
English
(wikipedia beeswax)Noun
Synonyms
* (when used as a glazing agent)Verb
(es)honey
English
(wikipedia honey)Noun
(en-noun)- O my love, my wife! / Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
- the honey of his language
- Honey , would you take out the trash?
- Honey , I'm home.
- Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
Synonyms
* (sweet fluid from bees) (l) * (term of affection) sweetieAdjective
(en adjective)- So work the honey -bees, / Creatures that by a rule in nature teach / The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
Verb
(en verb)- Honeying and making love.
- Rough to common men, / But honey at the whisper of a lord.
