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beehive
(biːhaɪv)
Word forms: plural beehives
1. countable noun
A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
2. countable noun
A beehive is a hairstyle for women in which the hair is piled up onto the top of the head into a high rounded shape.
She wore butterfly glasses and had a beehive hairdo.
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beehive in British English
(ˈbiːˌhaɪv)
noun
1.
a man-made receptacle used to house a swarm of bees
2.
a dome-shaped hair style in which the hair is piled high on the head
3.
a place where busy people are assembled
Beehive in British English
(ˈbiːˌhaɪv)
noun
the Beehive informal
1.
the dome-shaped building that houses sections of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand
2.
the New Zealand government
beehive in American English
(ˈbiˌhaɪv)
noun
1.
a box or other shelter for a colony of bees, in which they make and store honey
2.
a place of great activity
3.
a woman's hairdo in which the hair is worn teased on top of the head, resembling a beehive
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building, hairstyleChinese translation of 'beehive'
beehive
(ˈbiːhaɪv)
n (c)
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蜂房
(fēngfáng) (个(個), gè)
Nearby words ofbeehive
- beef up
- beefburger
- Beefeater
- beehive
- been
- beer
- beet
(noun)
Definition
a structure in which bees are housed
The reproductive product of a beehive is a swarm.
Synonyms
hive
the dance performed by honeybees as they returned to the hive
colony
comb
swarm
honeycomb
apiary
Nearby words ofbeehive
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- beef something up
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- beer
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- beetle
Synonyms of 'beehive'
beehive
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