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bee
noun
A
small
flying
insect
that
lives
in
colonies
,
gathers
nectar
from
flowers
,
and
makes
honey
.
•
A
bee
landed
on
the
sunflower
to
collect
nectar
.
A
bee
landed
on
the
sunflower
to
collect
nectar
.
•
Tom
ran
away
when
a
bee
buzzed
near
his
ear
.
Tom
ran
away
when
a
bee
buzzed
near
his
ear
.
Old
English
"
bēo
",
from
Proto-Germanic
*bīō
,
related
to
Dutch
"
bij
"
and
German
"
Biene
".
noun
The
spoken
name
of
the
letter
B
in
the
English
alphabet
.
•
The
word
'ball'
starts
with
the
letter
bee
.
The
word
'ball'
starts
with
the
letter
bee
.
•
In
kindergarten
,
children
practiced
writing
a
big
bee
on
the
chalkboard
.
In
kindergarten
,
children
practiced
writing
a
big
bee
on
the
chalkboard
.
Letter
name
modeled
on
the
insect
word
"
bee
",
following
a
pattern
where
many
consonants
are
pronounced
with
a
vowel
sound
after
them
.
noun
A
gathering
where
people
work
together
or
compete
in
a
friendly
contest
,
such
as
a
spelling
bee
.
•
Our
school
is
hosting
a
spelling
bee
next
week
.
Our
school
is
hosting
a
spelling
bee
next
week
.
•
Grandma
invited
her
friends
to
a
quilting
bee
on
Saturday
.
Grandma
invited
her
friends
to
a
quilting
bee
on
Saturday
.
American
English
(
18th
century
),
probably
from
the
idea
of
people
working
together
like
bees
in
a
hive
.