beehive
a crowded, busy place.
something resembling an artificial beehive in appearance, as a hut or hairdo.
Also called beehive oven. an oven for converting coal into coke, characterized by its dome-shaped roof.
Origin of beehive
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How to use beehive in a sentence
The Bees Laline Paull (Ecco) This arresting debut novel is a daring dystopian story set in a beehive.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More | William O’Connor | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA 30-yard free kick resulted and the rangy Brazilian, his hair a beehive of curls, cannoned the ball into the Colombian net.
The portrait, titled Amy Jade, depicts the tattooed songstress with her signature beehive hairstyle in a yellow dress.
Who Is Bambi, the Artist Behind Kim Kardashian’s Wedding-Gift Portrait? | Justin Jones | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJeb Bush recently stuck a stick in the GOP beehive on immigration and common core education standards.
She wore an apple-green housedress and her graying beehive hairdo was unyielding against the blasts of a chugging air conditioner.
It is of beehive structure, and a regular little ease in pattern; for the inmate can neither sit, stand, nor lie in any comfort.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramI was told I could have either a break-wind of boughs or a beehive hut, and on consideration I chose the latter.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontPawnee Lodge, thatched with prairie grass, in form of a straw beehive.
Every monastery was an inn, as well as a beehive, to which all travellers resorted, and where no pay was exacted.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordThey were generally industrious; every convent was a beehive, in which various kinds of manufactures were produced.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for beehive (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbiːˌhaɪv) /
a man-made receptacle used to house a swarm of bees
a dome-shaped hair style in which the hair is piled high on the head
a place where busy people are assembled
British Dictionary definitions for Beehive (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbiːˌhaɪv) /
the dome-shaped building that houses sections of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand
the New Zealand government
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