honeys 1 of 2

noun

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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Recent Examples of honeys
Noun
Many of them had just come home from the war and were reunited with honeys who had been waiting, hoping, delaying. — Joe Klein, Washington Post, 11 June 2026 Wildflower or clover honeys work well here. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys. — Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you. — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 20 Dec. 2025 For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 Kirk had a go-to order, the Mint Majesty Tea with two honeys, and the drink has been popularized as a way to memorialize the popular conservative activist. — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025 Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeys
  1. beauties
  2. dreams
  3. sweethearts
  4. massages
  5. queens
  6. peaches
  7. darlings
  8. praises
Noun
  • These low-maintenance garden beauties require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them looking good.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • So many players go into a World Cup wide-eyed, full of hopes and dreams, and leave it a few weeks later feeling utterly crushed.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Kate Middleton and Prince William went from college sweethearts to a lasting royal romance.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Verb
  • The center also has hydrotherapy chairs where athletes can lie as a jet of water, similar but much stronger than the jets in a jacuzzi, massages them.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Nov. 2025
  • In a viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @whiskeytoller, the gray kitty can be seen hanging around his brother, Oakley, as his mom massages the injured area, doing his best to show his love and support.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of massages
Noun
  • Worker ants carry bait back to the colony and share it with nestmates through a process called trophallaxis, allowing the treatment to reach queens and developing young.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Use up the last of those fresh summer peaches on this crowd-pleasing fruit cobbler recipe that only calls for six ingredients.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • The easiest way to peel peaches is by using the blanch and shock method, which makes the skins slide right off.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Fellow Hawkins alums Joe Keery (who releases music under the moniker Djo) and Maya Hawke are indie darlings in their own right, and Wolfhard has previously referred to Keery as a mentor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of darlings
Verb
  • Director David Wain, who co-wrote the comedy with Marino, his longtime creative partner and college buddy from NYU, praises his pal’s wacky comedic skills.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Goldstein lists the nearby Shore Club and Shelbourne and others, praises them and notes the neighborhood is improving its hotel offering and recovering its splendor.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of praises

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