bee synonyms

bee

n.

  1. A stinging, honey-gathering insect] Social classes: queen, worker, drone (male).

    Varieties include: domestic: Caucasian, Madagascar, three-banded, three-band golden, golden Caucasian, black, Italian, German, Carniolan, Africanized; wild: bumblebee, sweat bee, killer bee, carpenter bee.

  2. A communal gathering

    social, harvest home, work party, function; see party 1.

have a bee in one's bonnet*

be obsessed with, be fussy about, hound somebody, hound something, busy oneself with; see also pursue 1.

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