bee

Noun

bee (plural bees)

1. A flying insect, of the order Hymenoptera, superfamily Apoidea
2. A contest, especially for spelling, see spelling bee
3. A gathering for a specific purpose, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

3 letters in word "bee": B E E.

No anagrams for bee found in this word list.

Words found within bee:

be ee

• Definitions:
• any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
• Bees are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. ...
• Bee is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 5 km northeast of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 700 and an area of 3.3 km². ...
• A bee, as used in quilting bee or spelling bee, is an old word to describe a gathering of friends and neighbors to accomplish a task or to hold a competition. The tasks were often major jobs, such as clearing a field of timber or raising a barn, that would be difficult to carry out alone. ...
• In the ancient Near East and throughout the Aegean world, bees were seen as a bridge between the natural world and the underworld. Bees were carved on tombs. The Mycenaean tholos tombs even took the form of beehives.
• Sometimes made use of in heraldry. Sir Robert Peel used bees in his arms, and so did Sir Richard Arkwright.
• 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.
• A South African Government policy aimed at increasing the access that black South Africans have to “productive assets whilst simultaneously ensuring the productivity of those assets”. ...
• In Chinese art, the bee symbolizes industry.
• Special back design of cards manufactured by US 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.
• The round or oval female reproductive body of various animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient material and a protective covering.
• A timber block attached to the outer end of a bowsprit or other spar. ***

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• bedyeing ←
• bedyed ←
• bee
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• → beebread