beeˈhive noun

1. A case or box in which bees are kept, made of straw-work, wood, etc
2. A place bustling with activity
3. A beehive hairstyle

adjective

Dome-shaped, like an old-fashioned beehive, as beehive hairstyle, beehive tomb

beeˈ-house noun

beeˈkeeper noun

beeˈkeeping noun

beeˈ-kite noun

The honey buzzard

beeˈline noun

The most direct route from one point to another (esp in make a beeline for below)

beeˈ-master noun

A beekeeper

beeˈ-moth noun

A moth (Aphomia sociella) whose larvae are very destructive to bees’ nests

beeˈ-orchis noun

An orchid of the genus Ophrys, whose flower resembles a bee

beeˈ-skep noun

A beehive, properly of straw

beesting lips or beestung lips plural noun

Pouting lips

beesˈwax noun

1. The wax secreted by bees and used by them in constructing their cells
2. This wax as used for various purposes, eg for polish, candles or cosmetics

transitive verb

To polish with beeswax

beesˈwing noun

A filmy crust of tartar formed in port and some other wines after long keeping

beesˈwinged adjective

(of wine) so old as to show beeswing

a bee in one's bonnet

1. An obsession
2. A whimsical or crazy fancy on some point

make a beeline for

To take the most direct way towards (like bees to a source of nectar)

the bee's knees (informal)

Someone or something particularly good, admirable, etc