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 Definitions of beehive  [ˈbiˌhaɪv]  

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Definition of 'beehive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) beehive
a natural or constructed dwelling place for bees.

2.  beehive
a crowded, busy place.

3.  beehive
something resembling the shape of an artificial beehive, as a domelike hairdo for women.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'beehive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) beehive
any workplace where people are very busy

2. (noun) beehive, hive
a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

3. (noun) beehive
a hairdo resembling a beehive

4. (noun) beehive, hive
a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees


Definition of 'beehive' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) beehive
a place where bees make honey


Definition of 'beehive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) beehive
a hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively


Translation of 'beehive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a box in which bees are kept, and where they store their honey.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: byekorf Arabic flag Arabic: خَلِيَّة نَحل، قَفير Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: кошер
Brazilian flag Brazilian: colmeia Czech flag Czech: úl German flag German: der Bienenstock
Danish flag Danish: bistade; bikube Greek flag Greek: κυψέλη Spanish flag Spanish: colmena
Estonian flag Estonian: mesipuu Farsi flag Farsi: کندو Finnish flag Finnish: ampiaspesä
French flag French: ruche Hebrew flag Hebrew: כָּווֶרֶת Hindi flag Hindi: मधुमक्खी का छत्ता
Croatian flag Croatian: košnica Hungarian flag Hungarian: méhkas Indonesian flag Indonesian: sarang lebah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: bÿflugnabú Italian flag Italian: alveare Japanese flag Japanese: みつばちの巣箱
Korean flag Korean: 꿀벌의 집 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: avilys Latvian flag Latvian: bišu strops
Malay flag Malay: sarang lebah Dutch flag Dutch: bijenkorf Norwegian flag Norwegian: bikube
Polish flag Polish: ul Persian flag Persian: کندو Pashto flag Pashto: د مچۍ ځاله، ټوپكى، شكر ګت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: colmeia Romanian flag Romanian: stup Russian flag Russian: улей
Slovak flag Slovak: úľ Slovenian flag Slovenian: panj Serbian flag Serbian: košnica
Swedish flag Swedish: bikupa Thai flag Thai: รังผึ้ง Turkish flag Turkish: arı kovanı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 蜂窩,蜂箱 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вулик Urdu flag Urdu: شہد کی مکھیوں کا چھتہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tổ ong Chinese flag Chinese: 蜂房,蜂箱

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