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beehive

noun bee·hive \ˈbē-ˌhīv\

: a nest for bees

: a place filled with busy activity

: a woman's hairdo in which long hair is piled high on top of the head

Full Definition of BEEHIVE

: hive 1

: something resembling a hive for bees: as

a : a scene of crowded activity

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

— beehive adjective

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First Known Use of BEEHIVE

14th century

Rhymes with BEEHIVE

alive, archive, Argive, arrive, back dive, connive, contrive, crash-dive, deprive, derive, disk drive, endive, hard drive, high five, high-five, line drive, nosedive, ogive, revive, self-drive, skin-dive, skydive, survive, swan dive, take five, test-drive

BEEHIVE Defined for Kids

beehive

noun bee·hive \ˈbē-ˌhīv\

Definition of BEEHIVE for Kids

: hive

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