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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Despite its close proximity to the urban sprawl, the natural world permeates their forested two-acre lot, where rosemary and lavender grow, wild beehives can be found in old tree branches, and the occasional brown bear wanders past.
—John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
Haynes says his mother’s home overlooks the heavily decimated River Arts District, a beloved creative beehive of studios and galleries along the ancient French Broad River.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
This scrutiny was heightened when pictures began to emerge of Abela filming around Soho with the famous Winehouse ‘beehive’.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The models all sport a replica of the bouffant beehive with a straight parting that Aksu’s mother rocked during the cultural decade.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
Haynes says his mother’s home overlooks the heavily decimated River Arts District, a beloved creative beehive of studios and galleries along the ancient French Broad River.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
This scrutiny was heightened when pictures began to emerge of Abela filming around Soho with the famous Winehouse ‘beehive’.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The models all sport a replica of the bouffant beehive with a straight parting that Aksu’s mother rocked during the cultural decade.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Beehive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beehive. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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