huokonen — meaning in English

English meaning

• honeycomb verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
• pore noun A tiny opening in the skin, or a similarly small opening in another surface.

Senses

huokonen is used for these senses in English:

• honeycomb (archaic) A defect in a material (especially metal) where small holes are present; specifically (construction) , a defect in concrete consisting of numerous voids resulting from the failure of mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.

honeycomb — full definition

1. verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
2. verb To weaken something gradually from within.

pore — full definition

1. noun A tiny opening in the skin, or a similarly small opening in another surface.
2. verb To study or read something with intense, sustained concentration.

Related Finnish words