Bee

Word BEE
Character 3
Hyphenation bee
Pronunciations /ˈbiː/

Definitions and meanings of "Bee"

What do we mean by bee?

The letter b. noun

Any of numerous winged, hairy-bodied, usually stinging hymenopteran insects of the superfamily Apoidea, including both solitary species and social species such as the honeybees, and characterized by sucking and chewing mouthparts for gathering nectar and pollen. noun

A social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement. noun

(a bee in (one's) bonnet) An impulse to do something; a notion. idiom

(a bee in (one's) bonnet) An obsession. idiom

A bee block. noun

capitalized In astronomy, the constellation generally called Apis or Musca. noun

A ring of metal, usually an ornament for the arm or neck; a collar or brooch; sometimes, a finger-ring. noun

Nautical, a ring or hoop of metal through which to reeve stays. See bee-block. noun

An insect of the genus Apis; a hive-bee or honey-bee. See Apis. noun

Any aculeate hymenopterous insect of the division Mellifera or Anthophila, comprising the families Apidœ and Andrenidœ, and including, besides the hive-bees of the genus Apis, the mason-bees, carpenter-bees, bumblebees, etc. See cuts under Anthophora, carpenter-bee, and Hymenoptera. noun

An assemblage of persons who meet to engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or a family, or in some joint amusement: so called from the combined labor of the bees of a hive: as, a quilting-bee, a husking-bee, a spelling-bee, etc. noun

To be restless or uneasy. noun

To be somewhat crazy. noun

P. p. of be; -- used for been.

An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidæ (the honeybees), or family Andrenidæ (the solitary bees.) See honeybee. noun

A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family. noun

Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks. noun

A beetle (Trichodes apiarius) parasitic in beehives. noun

A bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. noun

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bee

The word "bee" in example sentences

_There is nothing I wouldn't do for a bee -- a reasonable bee_ ❋ Albert Bigelow Paine (1899)

We'll have a bee, and get a lot done, 'Maude said; and she pressed into the _bee_ her father and Dick, and Billy, and Fred ❋ Mary Jane Holmes (1866)

She has planted what she calls a "bee buffet" in her London garden, including lavender, rosemary, thyme and hawthorne, and plans to start keeping bees there soon. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2011)

Mr. Changizi illustrates his message with charts and graphs and even a readout that shows how the sound measurements for a book striking a table directly or hitting a "wrinkly paper" on a table resemble the measurements for the sound of the author saying the word "bee" and the word "pee." ❋ Daniel J. Levitin (2011)

Where metheglin was making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. ❋ Gilbert White (1756)

She looks too nice a girl to have been stung by the title bee, that's all. " ❋ Unknown (1912)

The BUZZ adult spelling bee is Oct. 30 – Journal Times ❋ Unknown (2009)

Each bee is an intricate model, but scaled down it would be easy to lose a lot of the detail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Smithsonian entomologist David Roubik points out that the stingless bee, rather than non-native species, has been essential to the pollination of tropical forest plants, and when the bee is in peril, so is the local ecology. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To this day the spelling bee is sponsored by Scripps Howard, a large newspaper syndicate; a child can not participate in the spelling bee circuit unless they attend a school with an approved newspaper sponsor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After three to five presentations and rewards the bee is trained. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just a tip .. the resume tip may work nicely in a magical computerland, where every little worker bee from the boss to the secretary has extensive skills in the arcane and complicated art of clicking a link in an email. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When there was a bee problem at a Florida Marlins baseball game the other day, they called a bee removal company called "I'll Bee There." ❋ Unknown (2010)

OBVIOUSLY its never going to be as good as the book (i mean, how could it?) but it was a fabulous movie. people need to get over it - movies are never as good. i thought people knew that already!! caitlin bee (11/24/2008 10: 55: 55 PM) i thought that the moviee was really amazing! ❋ Unknown (2008)

So yes, I think the poster will entice some to see the movie who wouldn't have before. caitlin bee (10/11/2008 1: 06: 55 PM) the other one looks so much better. in this one rob looks creepy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only place communism has ever worked is in bee hives and ant hills. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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