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. |
bee 1
Noun
1. a four-winged insect that collects nectar and pollen to make honey and wax
2. have a bee in one's bonnet to be obsessed with an idea [Old English bīo]
bee 2
Noun
a social gathering to carry out a communal task: quilting bee [probably from Old English bēn boon]
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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 >> adjective apian >> collective nouns swarm, grist >> habitation hive, apiary see see, ants, bees and wasps
Translations
bee [biː] n → Biene f;
to have a bee in one's bonnet about cleanliness → einen Sauberkeitsfimmel or Sauberkeitstick haben
n bee [biː]
1 a four-winged insect that makes honey. by نَحْلَـه، نَحْـل пчела včela bi die Biene μέλισσα abeja mesilane زنبور mehiläinen abeille דְבוֹרָה मधुमक्खी pčela méh lebah bÿfluga ape みつばち 꿀벌 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 ompeluseura, talkoot corvée הֲנַאָה וְעָבוֹדָה काम में मजे लेने वाला radno-zabavni sastanak összejövetel pertemuan vinnufundur (sjálfboðaliða); saumaklúbbur raduno 寄り合い 모임 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 mehiläispesä ruche כָּווֶרֶת मधुमक्खी का छत्ता košnica méhkas sarang lebah bÿflugnabú alveare みつばちの巣箱 벌집 avilys bišu strops sarang lebah bijenkorf bikube ul colmeia stup улей úľ panj košnica bikupa รวงผึ้ง arı kovanı 蜂房；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 골몰해 있다 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 入迷且固執的想法 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 en línea ir recta; ir directo otseteed minema یک راست رفتن mennä oikopäätä johonkin 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 afgaan op recht 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 徑直走，立即去 іти навпростець; іти прямо کسی چیز کے لئے دیوانہ ہونا ، سنکی ہونا đường chim bay 径直走
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