Beehive Definition

bēhīv
beehives
noun
beehives
A hive for bees.
American Heritage
A hive of or for bees, esp., a box or other shelter for a colony of domesticated bees, in which they make and store honey.
Webster's New World
A very busy place.
American Heritage
A place of great activity.
Webster's New World
A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged in a tall, rounded peak on top of the head.
American Heritage
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pronoun

(New Zealand) The common name for the executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings.

Wiktionary

New Zealand government.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Beehive

Noun

Singular:
beehive
Plural:
beehives

Origin of Beehive

  • From Middle English beehyve, equivalent to bee +‎ hive.

    From Wiktionary

Beehive Sentence Examples

  • The women's wing was a beehive of activity.

  • Some of the rock chambers originally intended for tombs were afterwards converted, perhaps under pressure of necessity, into habitations, as in the case of the so-called " Prison of Socrates," which consists of three chambers horizontally excavated and a small round apartment of the " beehive " type.

  • Other buildings connected with the history of the Mormon church are three residences of Brigham Young, called the Lion House, the Beehive (the beehive is the symbol of the industry of the Mormon settlers in the desert and appears on the state seal), and the Amelia Palace or Gardo House (1877), which is now privately owned and houses an excellent private art gallery.

  • Voice of America and Radio France International also use beehive, along with a US-funded local human-rights channel.

  • Another and much more conspicuous kind of tomb is that known as the beehive tomb.

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