Beehive
['biːhaɪv] or ['bihaɪv]
Definition
(noun.) a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees.
(noun.) any workplace where people are very busy.
(noun.) a hairdo resembling a beehive.
(noun.) a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.
Typist: Ora--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Checker: Terrance
Examples
- For the next four or five years 65 was a veritable beehive, day and night. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The average population of the modern beehive varies from forty to sixty thousand, with a well organized system of government. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Shortly after securing his first swarm of bees he commenced the manufacture of beehives in the same room where he had his jewelry business, using a large windmill for power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Maryann