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Noun
/bē/,
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bees, plural;
  1. A honeybee

  2. An insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many solitary as well as social kinds

  3. A meeting for communal work or amusement
    • - a quilting bee
  1. (bee) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
  2. (bee) a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
  3. Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. ...
  4. The bee, found in Ancient Near East and Aegean cultures, was believed to be the sacred insect that bridged the natural world to the underworld. Appearing in tomb decorations, Mycenaean tholos tombs were even shaped as beehives.
  5. Las Abejas, or "The Bees," is a Christian pacifist civil society group of Tzotzil Maya formed in Chenalho, Chiapas in 1992 following a familial property dispute that left one person killed. ...
  6. The Silver Seas (formerly The Bees U.S.) are a rock and alternative band from Nashville, Tennessee, which formed when producer Jason Lehning met singer-songwriter Daniel Tashian, son of Barry and Holly Tashian. ...
  7. The Bees (known in the United States as A Band of Bees) are an English band from Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. ...
  8. (Bee (EP)) Bee (2003) is an EP released by Tracy Bonham. The EP was recorded after performing on Blue Man Group's album The Complex and was only available to her fans while on tour. In 2005, Bee was re-issued as a CD/DVD in Europe titled Something Beautiful.
  9. (bee) A flying insect, of the order Hymenoptera, group Apiformes; Archaic spelling of the verb be
  10. (beeing) Archaic spelling of being
  11. (Bee (דבורה devorah, Strong's #1682)) The root of devorah is davar ^[str:1696]. This root literally means 'to arrange in order,' usually in the sense of arranging words in an order to make a sentence or to 'speak. ...
  12. (BEE) Black Economic Empowerment
  13. (BEE) Biological & Ecological Engineering
  14. (BEE) Bureau of Energy Efficiency
  15. (BEE) Special back design of cards manufactured by U.S. Playing Card Co. Small scale pattern with no border makes this type of deck excellent for card sleights, as the pattern helps camouflage the moves.
  16. (BEE) The enterprising witch did not keep bees only for the honey. She didn't really need that so much. What she wanted was the wax - to make images of her enemies and destroy them in image magic.
  17. (BEE) basal energy expenditure
  18. (BEE) friendship and social activity
  19. (Bee(s)) Greek and Roman writers, having in mind the terminology of the Mysteries, used the term bees (melissai) to denote both priestesses and women disciples. Thus it was used for the priestesses of Delphi and other Mysteries, and by the Neoplatonists for pure and chaste persons. ...
  20. (Bee) A gathering of friends, family and neighbors to get a specific job done  Usually used with women’s quilting get togethers - a quilting bee.
  21. (Bee) First mentioned in Deu 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Psa 118:12. Samson found a "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Jdg 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks (Deu 32:13; Psa 81:16). ...
  22. (Bee) In Chaldea the word for bee, dabar, also signified a "word." {SEE: Definitions / Dabar}
  23. (Bee) Lasso is a organic way to light medical herbs or cigars. Why people like to use it is because it preserves the flavor of your smokables, it is part of the green movement, using it makes your lighters last tons longer, ect ect ... ...
  24. (Bee) Much used in Armoury as the emblem of industry; generally given to those who have raised themselves by industry and perseverance.
  25. (Bee) Sometimes made use of in heraldry. Sir Robert Peel used bees in his arms, and so did Sir Richard Arkwright.