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| affectionate |
When a person is affectionate, they do things to show their love or liking for other people or animals. Affectionate people often kiss or hug the people or animals that they care about, and they might also call them by sweet names like "Honey" or "Sweetheart." There are other ways that affectionate people show their love too. Also, we sometimes say that animals are affectionate if they do things that show they feel close to us. |
| bear2 |
a large furry mammal with a short tail. Bears are omnivorous; they may eat plants, honey, insects, fish, and small mammals. There are several kinds of bears, including black bears, brown bears, grizzly bears, and polar bears. |
| bee |
A bee is a black and yellow insect that sometimes stings. Some kinds of bees make honey from flowers. |
| granola |
a dry mixture of ingredients such as grains, raisins, nuts, and honey. It is eaten as a snack or breakfast cereal. |
| honey |
Honey is a thick, sweet liquid that bees make. [2 definitions] |
| honeybee |
a bee that makes honey from the nectar of flowers. Honeybees are often kept in beehives. |
| honeycomb |
a group of many small cells made of wax in which bees store their honey. Each cell has thin walls and six sides. [1/3 definitions] |
| sticky |
Glue and honey and paste are sticky things. If you touch something that is sticky, your fingers sometimes get sticky too. When something is sticky, things can become attached to it when they touch it. [1/3 definitions] |
| substitute |
A substitute is a person or thing that takes the place of another. For example, some people use honey as a substitute for sugar. [1/3 definitions] |
| sweet |
having a taste like that of sugar or honey; not bitter, salty, or sour. [1/7 definitions] |
| sweeten |
When you sweeten something, you make it sweet, or you make it sweeter than it already is. You add something like sugar or honey to it. |
| sweetness |
If something has sweetness, it has the taste of sugar, honey, or something similar. Sweetness is the quality of being sweet. [1/2 definitions] |
| wax1 |
Wax is a solid yellow substance that bees make. Bees use wax to build a structure to hold the honey that they make. [1/5 definitions] |
| yogurt |
Yogurt is a food that is made from milk. Yogurt has a taste that is a little bit sour, and you eat it with a spoon because it is soft like pudding. Americans often add something sweet to yogurt like fruit or honey. |
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