noun
1 flying insect
ADJECTIVE
▪ bumble (usually bumblebee ) , honey , killer
▪ queen , worker
▪ angry
▪
He was stung by thousands of angry ~s.
… OF BEES
▪ swarm
VERB + BEE
▪ attract
▪
Lavender attracts ~s.
BEE + VERB
▪ buzz , hum
▪
A ~ buzzed in my ear.
▪ sting (sb)
▪ fly , swarm
▪
The ~s swarmed around the hive.
▪ pollinate sth
▪
Butterflies, flies, and ~s pollinate flowers.
BEE + NOUN
▪ hive (usually beehive )
▪ sting
▪ keeper (usually bee-keeper )
2 ( AmE ) meeting in a group
ADJECTIVE
▪ quilting , spelling