swarm of bees

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• swarm of bees — large group of bees …   English contemporary dictionary

• Swarm — Swarm, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G. schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. sv[ a]rm a swarm, Dan. sv[ae]rm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr. svar to sound, and perhaps to E. swear. [root]177. Cf. {Swerve},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swarm — [[t]swɔ͟ː(r)m[/t]] swarms, swarming, swarmed 1) N COUNT COLL: oft N of n A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together. 2) VERB When bees or other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group. [V prep/adv] A dark… …   English dictionary

• swarm — I UK [swɔː(r)m] / US [swɔrm] verb [intransitive] Word forms swarm : present tense I/you/we/they swarm he/she/it swarms present participle swarming past tense swarmed past participle swarmed 1) to go somewhere as part of a large crowd Fans swarmed …   English dictionary

• swarm — swarm1 swarmer, n. /swawrm/, n. 1. a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony. 2. a body of bees settled together, as in a hive. 3. a great number of things or persons, esp.… …   Universalium

• swarm — I [[t]swɔrm[/t]] n. 1) ent a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony 2) ent a body of bees settled together, as in a hive 3) a great number of things or persons moving… …   From formal English to slang

• swarm — swarm1 [ swɔrm ] verb intransitive to go somewhere as part of a large crowd: Fans swarmed onto the field to celebrate. a. if insects swarm, they fly together in a large group swarm with phrasal verb transitive swarm with something if a place is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• swarm — 1. noun 1) a swarm of bees Syn: hive, flock, collection 2) a swarm of gendarmes Syn: crowd, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, mass, army …   Thesaurus of popular words

• swarm — 1. noun 1) a swarm of bees Syn: hive, flock 2) a swarm of reporters Syn: crowd, horde, mob, throng, mass, army, herd, pack 2. verb …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• swarm —   Huhui, huihui, mumulu.   Also: kauluwela, ne epapa, nunu a, pōnalo, pīkokoi, muhu, mumuhu, mīnoinoi, mōnoinoi.     Swarm of bees (Lunk. 14:08), po e nalo meli …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Swarm intelligence — (SI) is artificial intelligence based on the collective behavior of decentralized, self organized systems. The expression was introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems [ Beni, G., Wang, J. Swarm… …   Wikipedia