bee

n. type of flying insect; gathering for the purpose of carrying out a certain task (quilting bee, spelling bee, etc.)

BEE may refer to:Black Economic Empowerment, the policy of post-apartheid affirmative action in South AfricaBiblical Education by Extension, a Christian program designed to instruct theology in countries with weak theological infrastructure.Flybe airline
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Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. There are slightly fewer than 20,000 known species of bee, in 9 recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains flowering dicotyledons.
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Noun
1. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
(hypernym) hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
(hyponym) drone
(member-holonym) Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea
2. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
(hypernym) social gathering, social affair
(hyponym) quilting bee

adj. agape, open-mouthed

n. baa, sheep's bleat, sound a sheep makes