| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| honestly | adverb | Honorably; becomingly; decently., In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. |
| honewort | noun | An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. Amomum); — so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone. |
| honeying | present participle & vb. noun | of Honey |
| honeybee | noun | Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced. |
| honeydew | noun | A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids., A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses. |
| honoring | present participle & vb. noun | of Honor |
| honorary | adjective | A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars., An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price., Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services., Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree., Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society. |