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
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—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Not to mention that integrating with GenAI opens a beehive.
—Gil Dabah, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Filmed in Montecito, California, Meghan is seen in the show cooking in the kitchen, tending to a beehive, arranging flowers at a shop, and hosting a variety of friends and guests, including her husband, Prince Harry.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
In 1712, the mathematician Samuel König studied the complex honeycomb structure of a beehive.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Not to mention that integrating with GenAI opens a beehive.
—Gil Dabah, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Filmed in Montecito, California, Meghan is seen in the show cooking in the kitchen, tending to a beehive, arranging flowers at a shop, and hosting a variety of friends and guests, including her husband, Prince Harry.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
In 1712, the mathematician Samuel König studied the complex honeycomb structure of a beehive.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beehive
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“Beehive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beehive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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