Bee Biː Sting Noun Buzzing Clover Swarm Sewing

• bees were buzzing in the clover.
• a swarm of bees
• a bee sting
• a sewing bee

bee

1. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting (= touch your skin and make you feel a sharp pain).Bees live in large groups and make honey (= a sweet sticky substance that is good to eat).
• SEE ALSO beehive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/beehive
• Bees were buzzing in the clover.
• a swarm of bees
• a bee sting

Extra Examples

• Butterflies, flies and bees pollinate flowers.
• He was stung by thousands of angry bees.
• Lavender attracts bees.
• The bees swarmed around the hive.
2. a meeting in a group where people combine work, competition and pleasure
• SEE ALSO spelling bee
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spelling-bee
• a sewing bee
3. very busy
4. an excellent person or thing
• She thinks she's the bee's knees (= she has a very high opinion of herself).
5. the basic facts about sex, especially as told to children
6. to think or talk about something all the time and to think that it is very important
• Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation.

Word Origin

• Old English bēo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German dialect Beie.