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Definitions for Bee
[1] any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
[2] the common honeybee, Apis mellifera.
[3] a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc.: a sewing bee; a spelling bee; a husking bee.
[4] have a bee in one's bonnet , to be obsessed with one idea. to have eccentric or fanciful ideas or schemes: Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her.
[5] put the bee on , Informal . to try to obtain money from, as for a loan or donation: My brother just put the bee on me for another $10.
[6] the bee's knees , Older Slang . (especially in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous: Her new roadster is simply the bee's knees.
[7] Also called bee block. Nautical . a piece of hardwood, bolted to the side of a bowsprit, through which to reeve stays.
[8] Obsolete . a metal ring or bracelet.
[9] Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.
[10] any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea , which includes social forms such as the honeybee and solitary forms such as the carpenter bee See also bumblebee, mason bee Related adjective: apian
[11] busy bee a person who is industrious or has many things to do
[12] have a bee in one's bonnet to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea
[13] a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions quilting bee
[14] See spelling bee
[15] nautical a small sheave with one cheek removed and the pulley and other cheek fastened flat to a boom or another spar, used for reeving outhauls or stays
[16] Black Economic Empowerment: a government policy aimed at encouraging and supporting shareholding by black people
Words related to Bee
drone, bumblebee, party, harvest, social
Words nearby Bee
beduin, bedwarmer, bedwetter, bedwetting, bedworth, bee, bee balm, bee beetle, bee bird, bee block, bee fly
Origin of Bee
2before 1050; Middle English beh ring, Old English bēag, bēah; cognate with Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon, Middle Low German bōg, Old High German boug, Old Norse baugr, Sanskrit bhoga-; akin to bow1
Words that may be confused with Bee
Other words from Bee
bee·like , adjective
Word origin for Bee
Old English bēag ; related to Old High German boug ring, Old Norse bogi a bow