Thesaurus: bee

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1. p. p. of Be; -- used for been.
2. n. An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
3. n. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee.
4. n. Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.
5. n. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
6. n. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
7. n:100 n. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species n. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions