honeys 1 of 2

noun

Definition of honeysnext
plural of honey
1
as in beauties
a lovely woman she's a honey, all right

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2
as in dreams
something very good of its kind this morning one of my employees had a real honey of an excuse for being late for work

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3
as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love he usually gives his honey a dozen red roses on Valentine's Day

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honeys

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of honey
as in massages
to praise too much she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason—the expectation of a generous tip

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  1. beauties
  2. sweethearts
  3. darlings
  4. goddesses
  5. girlfriends
  6. cookies
  7. sweets
Noun
  • From annuals and perennials carpeting the ground with blooms to spectacular flowering shrubs, these winter beauties will warm your heart on a winter day.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Lifestride Mary Jane Flats As a fan of Mary Jane flats, these brown beauties are a steal at 57 percent off.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • The couple were high school sweethearts and went on to elope in 1989 at the height of Bon Jovi's fame.
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife, tensions are running high.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • For example, companies like Root and Dave, once fintech darlings, found themselves in the doldrums at the beginning of the year.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sanders is expected to be one of the darlings of next year’s rookie premiere, which introduces select first-year players to the league’s business and marketing partners.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • Homer’s epic poem dates back to the 8th century BC and tells of gods, goddesses and monsters — the type of material foreign to Nolan’s work so far.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Clearly proud of his creative parents, Arjun offers a tour of Patel’s office, which is filled with wooden dolls, Hindu gods and goddesses, illustrations and his and his brother’s artworks.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of goddesses
Noun
  • Her sons are older now, 20 and 24, but not much has changed, other than the new dreidel stockings Lewis has added for each of their long-term girlfriends.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Cozy, festive, Kansas Chiefs supportively-hued and wintry WAG (the acronym for wives and girlfriends of sports players, for the uninitiated).
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • This code can steal cookies, access tokens and other user data.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Many require access to sensitive data like browsing history, cookies or account information, but not all requests are necessary.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of cookies
Noun
  • Cards with holiday greetings hang in a prominent position above a table of sweets that included this year candied pecans, cookies, assorted fruit, nutty breads and a temptingly iced cake.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There was a wide selection of sweets at several dessert booths, such as malasadas from Agnes' Bakery Hawaii, sherbet from Asato Family Shop and mini chocolate chip cookies from The Cookie Corner.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sweets
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