Associations to the word «Beehive»

BEEHIVE, noun. An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.

BEEHIVE, noun. A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.

BEEHIVE, noun. (figuratively)   Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.

BEEHIVE, 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.

BEEHIVE, noun. A particular style of hat.

BEEHIVE, noun. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.

BEEHIVE, noun. (nonstandard) Alternative form of Beehive

BEEHIVE, noun. (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance.

BEEHIVE, noun. (Mormonism) A 12-13 year old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

BEEHIVE, proper noun. (New Zealand) The common name for the executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings.

BEEHIVE, proper noun. New Zealand government.

BEEHIVE SHELF, noun. (chemistry) A piece of laboratory equipment used mostly in school demonstrations to support a gas jar whilst a gas is being collected over water.

BEEHIVE SHELVES, noun. Plural of beehive shelf

BEEHIVE STATE, proper noun. Utah

BEEHIVE TOMB, noun. A dome-shaped tomb, or tholos.

BEEHIVE TOMBS, noun. Plural of beehive tomb

BEEHIVE, noun. Any workplace where people are very busy.

BEEHIVE, noun. A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.

BEEHIVE, noun. A hairdo resembling a beehive.

BEEHIVE, noun. A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees.