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Definition of Beehive
1. Noun. Any workplace where people are very busy.
2. Noun. A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.
3. Noun. A hairdo resembling a beehive.
4. Noun. A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees.
Group relationships: Apiary, Bee House
Generic synonyms: Receptacle
Specialized synonyms: Skep
Derivative terms: Hive
Definition of Beehive
1. n. A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Definition of Beehive
1. Noun. (Mormonism) A 12-13 year old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. ¹
2. Proper noun. (New Zealand) The common name for the executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings. ¹
3. Proper noun. New Zealand government. ¹
4. Noun. An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus ''Apis'') live and raise their young. ¹
5. Noun. A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey. ¹
6. Noun. (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy. ¹
7. Noun. 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. ¹
8. Noun. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beehive
1. a hive for bees [n -S]