English Explanatory Dictionary

beehive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live.
  2. Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.
  3. A man-made structure in which honey bees are kept so that humans can harvest their honey.
  4. Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
  5. A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.
  6. A particular style of hat.
  7. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
  8. Alternative form of Beehive.
  9. In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life pattern with a rounded appearance.
  10. A diagram showing where balls have passed the batter, used in analysis.
verb
  1. To fill (a place) with busy activity.
  2. To style the hair in a hive-shaped or bouffant form.
noun
  1. A participant aged either twelve or thirteen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
name
  1. The executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings.
  2. New Zealand government.

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːhaɪv/ en-us-beehive.ogg

Word forms

beehive beehives bee-hive beehiving beehived the Beehive

Etymology

From Middle English beehyve, equivalent to bee + hive.

Synonyms

hive apiary hive of activity B-52

Related words

bee hive apiary beekeeper insect hotel Laurel Mia Maid

Derived words

beehive burner beehive charcoal beehive coal beehive of activity beehive quern beehiver beehive shelf beehive tomb beehiving Beyhive

Translations

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