bee (noun)

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• bee — noun 1 flying insect ADJECTIVE ▪ bumble (usually bumblebee), honey, killer ▪ queen, worker ▪ angry ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• bee — ► NOUN 1) a stinging winged insect which collects nectar and pollen from flowers and produces wax and honey. 2) a meeting for communal work or amusement: a sewing bee. ● the bee s knees Cf. ↑the bee s knees ● have a bee in one s bonnet Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• bee — I. /bi / (say bee) noun 1. any of various hymenopterous insects of the superfamily Apoidea, which includes many social and solitary bees of several families, as the bumblebees, honey bees, etc. 2. the common honey bee, Apis mellifera. –phrase 3.… …  

• bee´tle|like´ — bee|tle1 «BEE tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man s fist.… …   Useful english dictionary

• bee|tle — bee|tle1 «BEE tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man s fist.… …   Useful english dictionary

• bee fly — noun hairy nectar eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects • Hypernyms: ↑fly • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombyliidae, ↑family Bombyliidae * * * noun 1. : any of numerous flies constituting a family ( …   Useful english dictionary

• bee balm — noun 1. perennial herb of North America • Syn: ↑beebalm, ↑Monarda fistulosa • Hypernyms: ↑monarda, ↑wild bergamot 2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bee orchid — noun European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color • Syn: ↑Ophrys apifera • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant * * * noun see bee orchis * * * bee orchid or …   Useful english dictionary

• bee — noun (C) 1 a black and yellow flying insect with a round body that makes honey (1) and can sting you: a swarm of bees see also: bumblebee 2 a busy bee spoken someone who enjoys being busy or active 3 have a bee in your bonnet informal to think… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bee killer — noun swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing • Syn: ↑robber fly • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

• bee — [ bi ] noun count ** a flying insect that has black and yellow bands and can sting you. Bees make honey, and bees that are not wild live in hives. The sound a bee makes is written as buzz. have a bee in your bonnet (about something) INFORMAL to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English