bee block

Variant of bee

bee definition

bee (bē)

noun

any of a large superfamily (Apoidea) of broad-bodied, four-winged, hairy hymenopteran insects that gather pollen and nectar, have biting as well as sucking mouthparts, and often live in organized colonies; esp., the honeybee

Etymology: ME < OE beo < IE base *bhei- > Ger biene, OPrus bitte, OIr bech

bee Idioms

have a bee in one's bonnet

  1. to be obsessed with one idea
  2. to be not quite sane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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