BEE'S KNEES

Meaning of BEE'S KNEES in English

noun Date: 1923 a highly admired person or thing ; cat's meow

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

BEE'S KNEES — person or thing that is wonderful, marvelous person or thing (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEE'S KNEES — Date: 1923 : a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEE'S KNEES — Function: noun Date: 1922 : a highly admired person or thing : CAT'S MEOW
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BEE'S KNEES — Noun. The best. This term originates from the prolific slang of the Flappers along with the similar 'cats whiskers'. Cf. …
Slang English vocab
BEE'S KNEES — business
Cocney English vocab
BEE'S KNEES — (сленг) сливки общества
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BEE'S KNEES — (сленг) сливки общества
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEE — Any of some 20,000 insect species belonging to the superfamily Apoidea (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar bumblebee . Adults range …
Английский словарь Британика
BEE — I. ˈbē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEES — plural of knee present third singular of knee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEE — (n.) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
BEE — ( n. ) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEE — bee 1 — beelike , adj. /bee/ , n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEE — n. type of flying insect; gathering for the purpose of carrying out a certain task (quilting bee, spelling bee, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEE — I. ˈbē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High German bīa bee, Old Irish bech, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEE — p.p. of be; used for been. 2. bee ·noun pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the …
Webster English vocab
BEE — [bee] n [ME, fr. OE beo; akin to OHG bia bee, OIr bech, Lith bitis] (bef. 12c) 1: honeybee; broadly: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEE — bee BrE AmE biː ▷ bees, bee's biːz ▶ ˌ bee's ˈ knees ▶ ˈ bee sting
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEE — / biː; NAmE / noun 1. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting. Bees live in large groups …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEE — bee /biː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beo ] 1 . a black and yellow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEE — n. 1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEE — n. 1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEE — n.1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in …
Oxford English vocab
BEE — ( bees) 1. A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bee sting ▪ a bee sting spelling bee COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE africanized ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEE — (INSECT) [noun] [C] - a flying insect which has a yellow and black body and four transparent wings. There are …
Cambridge English vocab
BEE — n. Any of some 20,000 insect species belonging to the superfamily Apoidea (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar bumblebee . Adults …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEE — Synonyms and related words : boutade, bumblebee, conceit, cornhusking, crotchet, drone, fancy, freak, honeybee, hornet, humor, husking, idea, impulse, megrim, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEE — noun 1 flying insect ADJECTIVE ▪ bumble (usually bumblebee ) , honey , killer ▪ queen , worker ▪ angry …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNEES — • ↑ bring sb to their knees
Longman Activator English vocab
BEE — (deborah). (1:44; Judges 14:8; Psalms 118:12; Isaiah 7:18) Bees abounded in Palestine, honey being a common article of food (Psalms …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
KNEES — Колени knees: bring system to its ~ вчт. загонять систему в угол, исчерпать возможности системы knees: bring system to its …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee ≈ трутень queen bee ≈ пчелиная матка worker bee ≈ рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEES — Колени
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNEES — Колена
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — зоол. пчела, пчелиный - bee glue - double bee cell - killer bee
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BEE — n 1. энт. пчела ( Apis mellifera ) female /queen/ bee - пчелиная матка working bee - пчела-работница bee escape …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee — трутень queen bee — пчелиная матка worker bee — рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee — трутень queen bee — пчелиная матка worker bee — рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum — пчелы жужжат bees sting — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEE — пчела; пчела (Apis) - andrenid bees - bifid-tongued bees - bumble bee - burrowing bees - carder bee - carpenter bee - cleaning bee - colletid bees - common …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BEE — пчела; пчела ( Apis ) - andrenid bees - bifid-tongued bees - bumble bee - burrowing bees - carder bee …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BEE — bee n AmE sl The cops never found the bee in his coat pocket Полицейские так и не нашли коробок …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KNEES — Колени knees: bring system to its ~ вчт. загонять систему в угол, исчерпать возможности системы knees: bring system to its …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee ≈ трутень queen bee ≈ пчелиная матка worker bee ≈ рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LITERATURE — Arabic Arab intellectuals were preoccupied in 2000 with globalization, and the dubious nature of that phenomenon was questioned in two …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LITERATURE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: PERFORMING-ARTS
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: LITERATURE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Oxford English vocab
KNEE — ( knees, kneeing, kneed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your knee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TREMBLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a trembling/shaking voice (= a voice that shakes because someone is very nervous or frightened …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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