beehive I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English, from bee (I) + hive 1.: a hive for bees 2.: something felt to resemble a hive for bees: as a.: a rounded conical shape < a beehive hut > b.: a scene of swarming buzzing activity 3.: shaped charge II. noun : a woman's hairdo in a conical shape