noun. The letter b.

noun. Any of numerous winged, hairy-bodied, usually stinging hymenopteran insects of the superfamily Apoidea, including both solitary species and social species such as the honeybees, and characterized by sucking and chewing mouthparts for gathering nectar and pollen.

noun. A social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement.

idiom. (a bee in (one's) bonnet) An impulse to do something; a notion.

idiom. (a bee in (one's) bonnet) An obsession.

noun. A bee block.

noun. A ring of metal, usually an ornament for the arm or neck; a collar or brooch; sometimes, a finger-ring.

noun. Nautical, a ring or hoop of metal through which to reeve stays. See bee-block.

noun. An insect of the genus Apis; a hive-bee or honey-bee. See Apis.

noun. Any aculeate hymenopterous insect of the division Mellifera or Anthophila, comprising the families Apidœ and Andrenidœ, and including, besides the hive-bees of the genus Apis, the mason-bees, carpenter-bees, bumblebees, etc. See cuts under Anthophora, carpenter-bee, and Hymenoptera.

noun. An assemblage of persons who meet to engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or a family, or in some joint amusement: so called from the combined labor of the bees of a hive: as, a quilting-bee, a husking-bee, a spelling-bee, etc.

noun. To be restless or uneasy.

noun. To be somewhat crazy.

noun. [capitalized] In astronomy, the constellation generally called Apis or Musca.

p. p. of be; -- used for been.

noun. An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidæ (the honeybees), or family Andrenidæ (the solitary bees.) See honeybee.

noun. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family.

noun. Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.

noun. a beetle (Trichodes apiarius) parasitic in beehives.

noun. a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.

noun. an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (Ophrys apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.

noun. a two winged fly of the family Bombyliidæ. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees.

noun. a garden or inclosure to set beehives in ; an apiary.

noun. a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also propolis.

noun. the honey buzzard.

noun. a large two-winged fly of the family Asilidæ (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon the honeybee. See Robber fly.

noun. a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (Braula cæca) parasitic on hive bees.

noun. the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis) which occasionally feeds on bees.

noun. a moth (Galleria cereana) whose larvæ feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives.

noun. the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of Bee beetle.

noun. To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy.

noun. undefined

noun. A ring or torque; a bracelet.

verb. Archaic spelling of be.

noun. The name of the Latin script letter B/b.

noun. A flying insect, of the superfamily Apoidea, known for their organised societies, for collecting pollen, and producing wax and honey.

noun. A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.

noun. A gathering for a specific purpose, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

noun. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

noun. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

"_There is nothing I wouldn't do for a bee -- a reasonable bee_"

Animals  English collective nouns  apian  apiarian  apiarist  

to have a bee in the bonnet  

bee-eater  beehive  beehouse  beekeeper  beeline  

Ab  Ac  Ag  Agee  Aimee  

ant  beetle  bird  bug  butterfly  

boutade  bumblebee  conceit  cornhusking  crotchet  

be  bee blocks  honeybee