beehive

[ˈbiːhaɪv]

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A beehive is a home for bees, usually outside in nature. You know, like a big nest.

When people talk about beehives, they often mean the things that contain these homes. There are different types of beehives you can buy or build, like wooden boxes with frames or plastic hives. Many beekeepers use these man-made hives to house their bees and help them make honey. Some people even keep beehives in their backyards for fun, to learn about the bees and maybe get a little bit of honey too.

How common is "beehive"?

Word beehive is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

noun

An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.
A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.
Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.
A particular style of hat.
A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance.

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hiveskephive of activity

verb

To fill (a place) with busy activity.

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