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noun
Idioms 1.
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
2.
the common honeybee, Apis mellifera.
4.
have a bee in one's bonnet,
a.
to be obsessed with one idea.
b.
to have eccentric or fanciful ideas or schemes: Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her.
5.
put the bee on, Informal. to try to obtain money from, as for a loan or donation: My brother just put the bee on me for another $10.
6.
the bee's knees, Older Slang. (especially in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous: Her new roadster is simply the bee's knees.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English be(e); Old English bīo, bēo; cognate with Dutch bij, Old Saxon bī, bini, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene), Old Norse bȳ; with other suffixes, Lithuanian bìtė, OPruss bitte, OCS bĭchela, Old Irish bech; *bhi- is a North European stem with the same distribution as wax1, apple; put the bee on probably an allusion to sting in sense “dupe, cheat”
before 1000; Middle English be(e); Old English bīo, bēo; cognate with Dutch bij, Old Saxon bī, bini, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene), Old Norse bȳ; with other suffixes, Lithuanian bìtė, OPruss bitte, OCS bĭchela, Old Irish bech; *bhi- is a North European stem with the same distribution as wax1, apple; put the bee on probably an allusion to sting in sense “dupe, cheat”
Related forms
bee·like, adjective
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bee1 (biː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | bumblebee See also mason bee any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, which includes social forms such as the honeybee and solitary forms such as the carpenter beeRelated: apian |
| 2. | busy bee a person who is industrious or has many things to do |
| 3. | have a bee in one's bonnet to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea |
| Related: apian | |
| [Old English bīo; related to Old Norse bӯ, Old High German bīa, Dutch bij, Swedish bi] | |
| bee2 (biː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions: quilting bee |
| 2. | See spelling bee |
| [C18: perhaps from dialect bean neighbourly help, from Old English bēn boon] | |
| bee3 (biː) | |
| —n | |
| nautical a small sheave with one cheek removed and the pulley and other cheek fastened flat to a boom or another spar, used for reeving outhauls or stays | |
| [Old English bēag; related to Old High German boug ring, Old Norse bogi a bow] | |
| BEE | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Black Economic Empowerment: a government policy aimed at encouraging and supporting shareholding by black people | |
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Word Origin & History
bee
O.E. beo, from P.Gmc. *bion (cf. O.N. by, O.H.G. bia, M.Du. bie), possibly from PIE base *bhi- "quiver." Used metaphorically for "busy worker" since 1530s. Sense of "meeting of neighbors to unite their labor for the benefit of one of their number," 1769, Amer.Eng., is from comparison to the social activity
of the insect; this was extended to other senses (e.g. spelling bee, first attested 1809).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| BEE Bachelor of Electrical Engineering |
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Bible Dictionary
Bee definition
First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Ps. 118:12. Samson found a "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Judg. 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16). In Isa. 7:18 the "fly" and the "bee" are personifications of the Egyptians and Assyrians, the inveterate enemies of Israel.
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