bee
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishInsectsbeebee /biː/ ●●○ noun [countable]1
HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting youa swarm of beesa bee sting → bumblebee2 → have a bee in your bonnet (about something)3 → sewing/quilting etc bee4 → a busy bee5 → be the bee’s knees → spelling bee, → the birds and the beesExamples from the Corpusbee• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• In the spring these plants would unfurl tiny pink bell-like flowers that attract bees.• And they are at far higher risk of death from bees, wasps and snakes than from sharks.• A review of the honey bees is flanked by a fascinating description of the less well known bumble bees.• It was like bees round a honey pot.• Blame it on the lightless conspiracy of bee life, a secret guarded by ten thousand fanatically loyal, armed soldiers.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• In 1994, according to our census, they made up 15 percent of the bee population.Origin bee Old English beo
HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting youa swarm of beesa bee sting → bumblebee2 → have a bee in your bonnet (about something)3 → sewing/quilting etc bee4 → a busy bee5 → be the bee’s knees → spelling bee, → the birds and the beesExamples from the Corpusbee• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• In the spring these plants would unfurl tiny pink bell-like flowers that attract bees.• And they are at far higher risk of death from bees, wasps and snakes than from sharks.• A review of the honey bees is flanked by a fascinating description of the less well known bumble bees.• It was like bees round a honey pot.• Blame it on the lightless conspiracy of bee life, a secret guarded by ten thousand fanatically loyal, armed soldiers.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• In 1994, according to our census, they made up 15 percent of the bee population.Origin bee Old English beo