BEE


Meaning of BEE in English

(~s)

1.

A ~ is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.

N-COUNT

2.

If you have a ~ in your bonnet about something, you are so enthusiastic or worried about it that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it.

He’s got a ~ in his bonnet about factory farming.

PHRASE: V and ~ inflect, oft PHR about n

3.

A ~ is a social event where people get together for a competition or to do something such as sew. (AM)

That year I won first prize in the spelling ~...

N-COUNT: usu n N

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