beehive

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bee·hive | \ ˈbē-ˌhīv

Definition of beehive

1 : hive sense 1

2 : something resembling a hive for bees: such as

a : a scene of crowded activity

b : a woman's hairdo that is conical in shape

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The office was a beehive of activity. wearing her hair in a beehive

Recent Examples on the Web Think of the Port of Oakland — from Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, to the Bay Bridge — as a giant beehive. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2021 Butterfly Bonanza: Learn more about butterflies, bees and bats, which all get busy pollinating in spring, through up-close encounters in the Science Mill’s butterfly garden and demonstration beehive and hands-on activities. — Jim Kiest And Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2021 Exhibitions, lectures, concerts and other cultural events made the main library a beehive of intellectual life, day and night. — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021 There's a big gym and a decent pool and pool house -- and homemade honey to harvest, courtesy of former second lady Karen Pence's installation of a beehive in 2017. — Kate Bennett, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021 Schumacher got a call from Jennette Mckeag’s landlord to extract the beehive near her home, which over the past three or so years had grown to the size of a tall kitchen trash can. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Apr. 2021 Because of their honeycomb shape, the huts can fit together like a beehive, expanding to fit growing needs. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021 Additionally, a flag design featuring a beehive on a blue circle above a single star on a background of blue, red and white triangles will be adopted as the commemorative state flag celebrating the 125th anniversary of Utah’s statehood. — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021 Oh, and then here comes Sister in a Marge Simpson blonde beehive, a tiger-print dress, and, yup, a bone mask on her face. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021

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