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nouna habitation or dwelling-place constructed for bees, usually either dome-shaped or box-shaped. a natural habitation of bees, as a hollowed-out tree. a crowded, busy place. something resembling an artificial beehive in appearance, as a hut or hairdo. Also called beehive oven. an oven for converting coal into coke, characterized by its dome-shaped roof. Origin of beehiveMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at bee1, hive Words nearby beehivebeef Wellington, beefwood, beefy, bee glue, bee gum, beehive, beehive house, beehive round, Beehive State, beehive tomb, bee in one's bonnet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beehiveThe Bees Laline Paull (Ecco) This arresting debut novel is a daring dystopian story set in a beehive. The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST A 30-yard free kick resulted and the rangy Brazilian, his hair a beehive of curls, cannoned the ball into the Colombian net. Brazil and Colombia Bring the Ugly Game|Tunku Varadarajan|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jeb Bush recently stuck a stick in the GOP beehive on immigration and common core education standards. Why Hillary vs. Jeb Would Be Great for America|Mark McKinnon|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Beehive State is attracting lots of investment, finishing seventh for Access to Capital. South Dakota Is 2013 Top State for Business|CNBC|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jacobs sent his models, with their beehive hairdos, down the escalator in pairs who were dressed in complimentary styles. Louis Vuitton, Chanel, McQueen Cap Paris Spring 2013 Fashion Week Shows|Robin Givhan|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST What is the difference between a beehive and a diseased potato? The Handbook of Conundrums|Edith B. Ordway It is of beehive structure, and a regular little ease in pattern; for the inmate can neither sit, stand, nor lie in any comfort. The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram She would have to toil in a few cells of a beehive on a side-street. We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes And he would have died of want, I suspect, rather than have written Rasselas for the Beehive! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851|Various The place buzzed like a beehive and ticked like a clockmaker's. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train
British Dictionary definitions for beehive (1 of 2)
nouna man-made receptacle used to house a swarm of bees a dome-shaped hair style in which the hair is piled high on the head a place where busy people are assembled British Dictionary definitions for beehive (2 of 2)
noun the Beehive informalthe dome-shaped building that houses sections of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand the New Zealand government Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beehivehairdo, haircut, braid, headdress, dreadlocks, ponytail, colony, swarm, hive, trim, flip, wave, hair, permanent, tail, plait, tease, dreads, braids, pigtails |