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bee
/bi/
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What does bee mean?
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.
- (informal) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.
- A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
More meanings (11)
noun
- A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
- The name of the Latin script letter B/b.
- Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.
- someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- Alternative letter-case form of bee.
- Initialism of Black Economic Empowerment.
- (obsolete) A ring or torque; a bracelet.
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of be.
- (obsolete) past participle of be; been
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IPA pronunciation
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In the pages of books
See this word in context.
“You cannot see our Queen to-night,” said the little bee, “but I will show you to a bed where you can rest.”
A hundred years before, Rutherford, in his "Free Disputation," had declared "toleration of alle religions to bee not farre removed from blasphemie."
More book examples (3)
But the most numerous and interesting of the clay artificers are the workers of a species of social bee, the Melipona fasciculata.
A poet admires the bee sucking from the chalice of a flower and says it exists to suck the fragrance of flowers.
I am trying to test the case practically by getting combs of different species, and of our own bee from different climates.