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Bee

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Noun

1. bee

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

2. bee

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bee

see synonyms of bee
noun
1. 
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
2.  busy bee
3.  have a bee in one's bonnet
noun
1. 
a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions
quilting bee
2.  spelling bee
noun
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
abbreviation for (in South Africa)
Black Economic Empowerment: a government policy aimed at encouraging and supporting shareholding by Black people

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Bee

see synonyms of bee
noun
any of a large superfamily (Apoidea) of broad-bodied, four-winged, hairy hymenopteran insects that gather pollen and nectar, have biting as well as sucking mouthparts, and often live in organized colonies; esp., the honeybee
noun
US
a meeting of people to work together or to compete
a sewing bee, spelling bee
noun
Nautical
a piece of wood on each side of the bowsprit of a ship, used for fastening stays from the mast or foremast
: in full bee block
noun
the letter B

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bee

see synonyms of bee
n.
1. 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.
2.
a. A gathering that combines cooperative labor and social interaction or friendly competition: a quilting bee.
b. A competition in which contestants are eliminated one by one after failing to answer a question or solve a problem: a spelling bee.
n.
Nautical
A bee block.
n.
The letter b.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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