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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
.
beer
noun
an
alcoholic
drink
made
by
fermenting
malted
grain
(
usually
barley
)
with
water
,
hops
,
and
yeast
•
Beer
is
made
from
barley
,
water
,
hops
,
and
yeast
.
Beer
is
made
from
barley
,
water
,
hops
,
and
yeast
.
•
Germany
is
famous
for
its
beer
festivals
that
fill
the
streets
with
music
and
laughter
.
Germany
is
famous
for
its
beer
festivals
that
fill
the
streets
with
music
and
laughter
.
Old
English
beor
referred
to
a
strong
,
sweet
fermented
drink
;
over
centuries
it
came
to
mean
the
hop-flavored
malt
beverage
known
today
.
noun
a
glass
,
bottle
,
or
can
of
beer
served
as
one
drink
•
We
ordered
two
beers
with
our
pizza
.
We
ordered
two
beers
with
our
pizza
.
•
“
Can
I
get
a
beer
please
?”
she
asked
the
bartender
.
“
Can
I
get
a
beer
please
?”
she
asked
the
bartender
.
The
serving
sense
arose
from
using
the
mass
noun
to
refer
to
one
portion
of
the
beverage
,
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
.
beef
noun
-
beef
the
flesh
of
cattle
,
eaten
as
food
•
Dad
grilled
thick
beef
steaks
for
Sunday
dinner
.
Dad
grilled
thick
beef
steaks
for
Sunday
dinner
.
•
The
recipe
says
to
brown
the
beef
before
adding
the
vegetables
.
The
recipe
says
to
brown
the
beef
before
adding
the
vegetables
.
From
Old
French
“
boef
,”
from
Latin
“
bos
”
meaning
“
ox
,
cow
.”
noun
an
informal
complaint
,
grudge
,
or
reason
for
disagreement
•
Do
you
still
have
a
beef
with
your
roommate
about
the
broken
lamp
?
Do
you
still
have
a
beef
with
your
roommate
about
the
broken
lamp
?
•
The
meeting
let
employees
air
their
long-standing
beefs
to
the
manager
.
The
meeting
let
employees
air
their
long-standing
beefs
to
the
manager
.
Extended
from
the
idea
of
cattle
lice
fights
in
the
19th
century
American
West
;
later
popularized
in
African-American
slang
for
disputes
.
noun
-
beef
slang
for
strong
,
well-developed
muscles
or
physical
power
•
After
months
of
weightlifting
,
he
added
serious
beef
to
his
shoulders
.
After
months
of
weightlifting
,
he
added
serious
beef
to
his
shoulders
.
•
The
bodyguard
’
s
obvious
beef
intimidated
the
crowd
.
The
bodyguard
’
s
obvious
beef
intimidated
the
crowd
.
Extension
of
‘
beef
’
as
meat
,
equating
meatiness
with
muscular
bulk
;
popularized
in
20th-century
bodybuilding
slang
.
verb
to
complain
persistently
,
often
about
something
small
•
Stop
beefing
about
the
rain
and
enjoy
the
picnic
.
Stop
beefing
about
the
rain
and
enjoy
the
picnic
.
•
He
beefed
to
the
waiter
that
his
soup
was
cold
.
He
beefed
to
the
waiter
that
his
soup
was
cold
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
‘
beef
’
meaning
a
complaint
;
first
recorded
in
early
1900s
American
slang
.
be
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
to
link
the
subject
of
a
sentence
with
a
description
,
identity
,
or
state
•
The
sky
is
bright
blue
after
the
storm
.
The
sky
is
bright
blue
after
the
storm
.
•
My
brother
is
a
talented
painter
.
My
brother
is
a
talented
painter
.
Old
English
“
beon
”
and
“
wesan
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
roots
meaning
“
to
exist
”
and
“
to
dwell
”.
These
merged
over
time
into
the
single
modern
verb
“
be
”.
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
used
with
another
verb
’
s
present
participle
to
form
the
continuous
(
progressive
)
tenses
•
She
is
studying
for
her
exams
right
now
.
She
is
studying
for
her
exams
right
now
.
•
We
are
waiting
for
the
bus
.
We
are
waiting
for
the
bus
.
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
to
exist
,
live
,
or
remain
alive
•
Dinosaurs
were
on
Earth
millions
of
years
ago
.
Dinosaurs
were
on
Earth
millions
of
years
ago
.
•
I
just
want
to
be
happy
.
I
just
want
to
be
happy
.
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
to
happen
or
take
place
,
often
indicating
time
or
location
of
an
event
•
The
concert
will
be
in
the
park
on
Saturday
.
The
concert
will
be
in
the
park
on
Saturday
.
•
When
will
the
birthday
party
be
?
When
will
the
birthday
party
be
?
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
used
with
a
past
participle
to
form
the
passive
voice
•
The
homework
was
finished
before
dinner
.
The
homework
was
finished
before
dinner
.
•
The
new
bridge
is
being
built
near
the
village
.
The
new
bridge
is
being
built
near
the
village
.
am
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
the
form
of
the
verb
“
be
”
that
is
used
with
“
I
”
in
the
present
tense
•
I
am
excited
about
the
school
trip
tomorrow
.
I
am
excited
about
the
school
trip
tomorrow
.
•
I
am
not
hungry
because
I
just
ate
lunch
.
I
am
not
hungry
because
I
just
ate
lunch
.
From
Old
English
“
eom
”,
first-person
singular
of
“
beon/bēo
”,
related
to
German
“
bin
”
and
Latin
“
sum
”.
being
verb
-
be
,
being
,
am
,
are
,
is
,
was
,
were
,
been
present
participle
of
“
be
”;
used
to
show
continuous
action
or
describe
someone
’
s
behaviour
•
The
children
are
being
noisy
today
.
The
children
are
being
noisy
today
.
•
He
is
being
very
kind
to
the
new
student
.
He
is
being
very
kind
to
the
new
student
.
“
Being
”
as
a
present
participle
of
“
be
”
dates
back
to
Old
English
,
where
present
participles
were
formed
with
“
-ende
”,
later
becoming
“
-ing
”.
