plural beehives
1
: hive sense 1
In the spring, two young grizzly bears, just out of a winter's sleep, … knocked over a half-dozen commercial beehives and fed on the honey and larvae within.—
Jim Robbins
Jim Robbins2
: something resembling a hive for bees: such as
a
: a scene of crowded activity
… a beehive of growling trucks, riverboats laden with supplies, helicopters and airplanes buzzing overhead …—National Geographic
National Geographic
b
: a woman's hairstyle that is conical in shape
She is about sixty-five with hair white as spun sugar, piled up in a beehive hairdo that has been out of style for twenty years.—W. P. Kinsella
W. P. Kinsella
beehive
adjective
Examples of beehive in a Sentence
The office was a beehive of activity.
wearing her hair in a beehive
Recent Examples on the Web
The rapper wore her hair piled up atop her head in a modern take on a beehive, with straight-across bangs brushing her mod sunglasses.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
The popular earthquake simulator Shake House has been retrofitted to focus on natural structures like beehives and bird nests.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
It has subsequently been struck three times by artillery, and he’s lost tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of avocado and cherimoya crops, not to mention 50 beehives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Utah unveiled a new flag last year, featuring a beehive and snowy mountains.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
The popular earthquake simulator Shake House has been retrofitted to focus on natural structures like beehives and bird nests.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
It has subsequently been struck three times by artillery, and he’s lost tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of avocado and cherimoya crops, not to mention 50 beehives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Utah unveiled a new flag last year, featuring a beehive and snowy mountains.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
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“Beehive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beehive. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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