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   honey

   /ˈhʌni/

   noun

   • 1. a sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers, eaten as a sweet food: "the bees will likely only be able to make enough honey to sustain the hive"
   • ▪ a yellowish-brown or golden colour: "honey is one of those tones that is universally flattering"
   • 2. an excellent example of something: informal "it's one honey of an adaptation"
   • ▪ an attractive young woman: "she's a little honey"
   • ▪ darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address): "hi, honey!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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