bee 1 (b )n. Idiom: 1. a. Any of several winged, hairy-bodied, usually stinging insects of the superfamily Apoidea in the order Hymenoptera, including both solitary and social species and characterized by sucking and chewing mouthparts for gathering nectar and pollen. b. A bumblebee. c. A honeybee. 2. A social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement: a quilting bee. a bee in (one's) bonnet 1. An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion. 2. An obsession. [Middle English, from Old English b o; see bhei- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, perhaps alteration of dialectal bean, voluntary help given to a farmer by his neighbors, from Middle English bene, extra service by a tenant to his lord, from Old English bn, prayer; see bh -2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| bee 2 (b) n. Nautical A bee block. [Middle English be, a ring, from Old English b ag; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.] |
| bee 3 (b) n. The letter b. |
bee1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
busy bee a person who is industrious or has many things to do
have a bee in one's bonnet to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea
[Old English bīo; related to Old Norse bȳ, Old High German bīa, Dutch bij, Swedish bi]
bee2
n
1. (Sociology) a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions quilting bee
2. See spelling bee
[perhaps from dialect bean neighbourly help, from Old English bēn boon]
bee3
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) 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
[Old English bēag; related to Old High German boug ring, Old Norse bogi a bow]
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| Noun | 1. |  bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary specieshymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea - bees drone - stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen Apis mellifera, honeybee - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces carpenter bee - large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems cuckoo-bumblebee - a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees alkali bee, Nomia melanderi - a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting bee - bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest mason bee - any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand potter bee - solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant |
| 2. | bee - a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions quilting bee - a gathering to make quilts cornhusking, husking bee - a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship |
bee noun see ants, bees and wasps
Translations
bee [biː]
A. N
B. CPD bee eater N (Orn) → abejaruco m
bee [ˈbiː] n
bee
bee:
n
bee:
beehive
n
→ Bienenstock m; (dome-shaped) → Bienenkorb m
(= hairstyle) → toupierte Hochfrisur
adj bee hairdo → toupierte Hochfrisur
beekeeper
n → Bienenzüchter(in) m(f), → Imker(in) m(f)
beeline
n to make a bee for somebody/something → schnurstracks auf jdn/etw zugehen
bee1 [biː] n (Zool) → ape f
to have a bee in one's bonnet (about sth) → avere la fissazione (di qc)
bee1 [biː] n (Zool) → ape f
to have a bee in one's bonnet (about sth) → avere la fissazione (di qc)
bee2 [biː] n (esp Am) spelling bee → gara di ortografia
to have a sewing bee → riunirsi per cucire
bee2 [biː] n (esp Am) spelling bee → gara di ortografia
to have a sewing bee → riunirsi per cucire
to have a bee in one's bonnet (about sth) → avere la fissazione (di qc)
bee1 [biː] n (Zool) → ape f
to have a bee in one's bonnet (about sth) → avere la fissazione (di qc)
bee2 [biː] n (esp Am) spelling bee → gara di ortografia
to have a sewing bee → riunirsi per cucire
bee2 [biː] n (esp Am) spelling bee → gara di ortografia
to have a sewing bee → riunirsi per cucire
n bee [biː]
1 a four-winged insect that makes honey. by نَحْلَـه، نَحْـل пчела včela bi die Biene μέλισσα abeja mesilane زنبور ampiainen abeille דְבוֹרָה मधुमक्खी pčela méh lebah bÿfluga ape みつばち 벌 bitė bite lebah bij bie pszczoła abelha albină пчела včela čebela pčela bi ผึ้ง arı 蜜蜂 бджола شہد کی مکھی ، مگس con ong 蜜蜂
2 (especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment a knitting bee. byeenkoms مَكان التِقاء للعَمل أو الأستِمتاع работна среща kroužek velgørenhedsforening das Treffen συγκέντρωση για δουλειά και διασκέδαση trabajo colectivo huviring گردهمایی برای همکاری یا مسابقه kokoontuminen työn ja huvin merkeissä corvée הֲנַאָה וְעָבוֹדָה काम में मजे लेने वाला radno-zabavni sastanak összejövetel pertemuan vinnufundur (sjálfboðaliða); saumaklúbbur raduno 寄り合い (일, 경기 등의) 모임, 회합 susiėjimas talka; saiets orang yang terlalu sibuk werkbijeenkomst dugnad; veldedig forening spotkanie towarzysko-robocze reunião şezătoare совместная работа и развлечения spoločné posedenie pri práci delovni krožek okupljanje träff การรวมตัวเพื่อทำกิจกรรมร่วมกัน eğlenceli toplu çalışma, imece (工作結合娛樂的)聚會 зустріч сусідів або друзів مشترکہ ، پرُلطف کام buổi lao động tập thể （工作结合娱乐的）聚会
n beehive
a box in which bees are kept, and where they store their honey. byekorf خَلِيَّة نَحل، قَفير кошер úl bistade; bikube der Bienenstock κυψέλη colmena mesipuu کندو ampiaspesä ruche כָּווֶרֶת मधुमक्खी का छत्ता košnica méhkas sarang lebah bÿflugnabú alveare みつばちの巣箱 꿀벌의 집 avilys bišu strops sarang lebah bijenkorf bikube ul colmeia stup улей úľ panj košnica bikupa รวงผึ้ง arı kovanı 蜂窩；蜂箱 вулик شہد کی مکھیوں کا چھتہ tổ ong 蜂房；蜂箱
n beeswax [ˈbiːzwӕks]
the yellowish solid substance produced by bees for making their cells, and used in polishing wood. byewas شَمْع عَسَل пчелен восък včelí vosk bivoks das Bienenwachs κερί μέλισσας cera de abeja meevaha موم mehiläisvaha cire d'abeille שַׁעֲווַת דבוֹרִים मोम pčelinji vosak méhviasz lilin lebah bÿvax cera vergine みつろう 밀랍 vaškas bišu vasks lilin lebah bijenwas bivoks wosk cera ceară de albine (пчелиный) воск včelí vosk čebelji vosek pčelinji vosak bivax ขี้ผึ้ง balmumu 蜂蠟 віск شہد کی مکھیوں سے حاصل کردہ موم sáp ong 蜂蜡
a bee in one's bonnet
an idea which has become fixed in one's mind She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America. met iets behep wees فِكْرَةٌ أو هاجِسٌ يَتَسَلَّط على العَقْل фикс-идея utkvělá myšlenka grille i hovedet der Floh im Ohr έμμονη ιδέα tener algo metido entre ceja y ceja kinnisidee مرتب دربارۀ یک چیز حرف زدن و اندیشیدن päähänpinttymä marotte להיוֹת מְשוּגָע לְדַבָר אֶחָד सनक fiksna ideja rögeszméje van tergoda ganga með dellu eða meinloku idea fissa 思いつめた考え 계속 맴도는 생각 įsikalta mintis apsēstība/ uzmācīga ideja ashik bercakap tentang idee-fixe fiks idé obsesja ideia fixa idee fixă навязчивая идея byť posadnutý myšlienkou fiksna ideja buba u glavi en fix idé ความเชื่อที่ฝังใจ aklını bir şeyle bozmak 執迷不悟的想法 нав'язлива ідея کسی بات کا خبط ہونا luôn bận tâm về điều gì 想得入了迷
make a bee-line for
to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party. in 'n reguit lyn يَتَّخِذ أقْصَرُ الطُّرُق إلى، يَذْهَبُ مُباشَرةُ إلى отивам директно до vzít to přímo, jít přímo na věc styre lige hen til; stile lige mod etwas auf kürzestem Wege angehen πάω κατευθείαν σε ir en línea recta; ir directo otseteed minema یک راست رفتن mennä suorinta tietä se diriger droit sur לַלֶכֶת בְּקַו יָשַר सीधे रास्ता शीघ्रता से जाना izravno ići toronyiránt megy langsung menuju skunda rakleiðis til andare diritto verso ～へ真っすぐに行く 직행하다 mauti tiesiai prie, šaute šauti prie virzīties pa visīsāko ceļu; vistiešākā veidā bergerak pantas recht afgaan op stile rett mot udać się najkrótszą drogą do ir directo a se duce ţintă (la) прямиком направиться ísť priamo na vec pikirati na najkraći put ta närmaste (raka) vägen till มุ่งตรงไปที่ en kısa yoldan gitmek 走捷徑，立即行動 іти навпростець; іти прямо کسی چیز کے لئے دیوانہ ہونا ، سنکی ہونا đường chim bay 径直走
bee → نحلة včela bi Biene μέλισσα abeja mehiläinen abeille pčela ape ハチ 벌 bij bie pszczoła abelha пчела bi ผึ้ง arı con ong 密封
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