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21bee — stinging insect, O.E. beo bee, from P.Gmc. *bion (Cf. O.N. by, O.H.G. bia, M.Du. bie), possibly from PIE root *bhi quiver. Used metaphorically for busy worker since 1530s. Sense of meeting of neighbors to unite their labor for the benefit of one… …
22bee — [ bi ] noun count ** a flying insect that has black and yellow bands and can sting you. Bees make honey, and bees that are not wild live in hives. The sound a bee makes is written as buzz. have a bee in your bonnet (about something) INFORMAL to… …
23bee|hive — «BEE HYV», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hive or house for bees; hive. A beehive was formerly often made of coils of straw stacked one upon he other in the shape of a dome, but is now usually a rectangular box. 2. Figurative. a busy, swarming place:… …
24Busy Bee — Infobox Airline airline=Busy Bee logo=Busy Bee logo.jpg logo size=200 IATA=BS ICAO=BEE callsign=Busybee parent=Braathens SAFE founded=1966 hubs=Oslo Airport, Fornebu focus cities= frequent flyer= lounge= alliance= fleet size=14 destinations=… …
25bee — n. 1 any four winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in large communities. 2 any insect of a similar type. 3 (usu. busy bee) a busy person. 4 esp. US a meeting for communal… …
26busy bee — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms busy bee : singular busy bee plural busy bees informal someone who is always busy doing things …
27bee — noun (C) 1 a black and yellow flying insect with a round body that makes honey (1) and can sting you: a swarm of bees see also: bumblebee 2 a busy bee spoken someone who enjoys being busy or active 3 have a bee in your bonnet informal to think… …
28busy bee — I. /bɪzi ˈbi/ (say bizee bee) noun Colloquial an industrious person. {busy + bee1} II. /bɪzi ˈbi/ (say bizee bee) noun a working bee, usually at a primary school. {busy + …
29bee — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A stinging, honey gathering insect] Social classes: queen, worker, drone (male). Varieties include: domestic: CaucAsian, Madagascar, three banded, three band golden, golden CaucAsian, black, Italian, German, Carniolan,… …
30Bee — This name derives from the Medieval English be , itself deriving from the Olde English beo meaning a bee and was originally given as a nickname to a busy and industrious worker, or an active person. The bee has long been taken as a symbol of… …
