[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bee \bee\,
   p. p. of be; -- used for been. obs. --spenser.
   1913 webster
see also:
be 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bee \bee\ b=e, n. as. be'o; akin to d. bij and bije,
   icel. b=y, sw.  dan. bi, ohg. pini, g. biene, and perh.
   ir. beach, lith. bitis, skr. bha. root97.
   1. zool. an insect of the order hymenoptera, and family
      apidae the honeybees, or family andrenidae the
      solitary bees. see honeybee.
      1913 webster

   note: there are many genera and species. the common honeybee
         apis mellifica lives in swarms, each of which has
         its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
         numerous workers, which are barren females. besides the
         apis mellifica there are other species and varieties
         of honeybees, as the apis ligustica of spain and
         italy; the apis indica of india; the apis fasciata
         of egypt. the bumblebee is a species of bombus. the
         tropical honeybees belong mostly to melipoma and
         trigona.
         1913 webster

   2. a neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
      labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
      quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. u. s.
      1913 webster

            the cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                  --s. g.
                                                  goodrich.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. prob. fr. as. be'ah ring, fr. b?gan to bend. see
      1st bow. naut. pieces of hard wood bolted to the
      sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
      through; -- called also bee blocks.
      1913 webster

   bee beetle zool., a beetle trichodes apiarius
      parasitic in beehives.

   bee bird zool., a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
      european flycatcher, and the american kingbird.

   bee flower bot., an orchidaceous plant of the genus
      ophrys ophrys apifera, whose flowers have some
      resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.

   bee fly zool., a two winged fly of the family
      bombyliidae. some species, in the larval state, are
      parasitic upon bees.

   bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
      apiary. --mortimer.

   bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
      the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
      also propolis.

   bee hawk zool., the honey buzzard.

   bee killer zool., a large two-winged fly of the family
      asilidae esp. trupanea apivora which feeds upon
      the honeybee. see robber fly.

   bee louse zool., a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
      braula caeca parasitic on hive bees.

   bee martin zool., the kingbird tyrannus carolinensis
      which occasionally feeds on bees.

   bee moth zool., a moth galleria cereana whose
      larvae feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
      beehives.

   bee wolf zool., the larva of the bee beetle. see illust.
      of bee beetle.

   to have a bee in the head or to have a bee in the bonnet.
      a to be choleric. obs.
      b to be restless or uneasy. --b. jonson.
      c to be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "she's
          whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head."
          --sir w. scott.
          1913 webster beebalm
see also:
hymenoptera apidae andrenidae honeybee apis mellifica apis ligustica 
apis indica apis fasciata bumblebee bombus melipoma 
trigona bow bee blocks bee beetle trichodes apiarius 
bee bird bee flower ophrys ophrys apifera bee fly 
bombyliidae bee garden bee glue propolis bee hawk 
bee killer asilidae trupanea apivora robber fly bee louse 
braula caeca bee martin tyrannus carolinensis bee moth galleria cereana 
bee wolf to have a bee in the head to have a bee in the bonnet 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bee
     n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and
          solitary species
     2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to
        hold competitions

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "bee":
   boutade, bumblebee, conceit, cornhusking, crotchet, drone, fancy,
   freak, honeybee, hornet, humor, husking, idea, impulse, megrim,
   queen, queen bee, quilting bee, raising bee, vagary, wasp, whim,
   worker, yellow jacket

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

bee
   first mentioned in deut. 1:44. swarms of bees, and the danger of
   their attacks, are mentioned in ps. 118:12. samson found a
   "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain judg.
   14:8. wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and
   in clefts of rocks deut. 32:13; ps. 81:16. in isa. 7:18 the
   "fly" and the "bee" are personifications of the egyptians and
   assyrians, the inveterate enemies of israel.
   

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

bee, ne village, fips 3600
  location: 41.00692 n, 97.05768 w
  population 1990: 209 79 housing units
  area: 0.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 68314
bee, va
  zip codes: 24217

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

bee -- u.s. county in texas
   population 2000:    32359
   housing units 2000: 10939
   land area 2000:     880.143320 sq. miles 2279.560638 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.170296 sq. miles 0.441064 sq. km
   total area 2000:    880.313616 sq. miles 2280.001702 sq. km
   located within:       texas tx, fips 48
   location:             28.411702 n, 97.746289 w
   headwords:
    bee
    bee, tx
    bee county
    bee county, tx

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

bee, ne -- u.s. village in nebraska
   population 2000:    223
   housing units 2000: 89
   land area 2000:     0.247993 sq. miles 0.642298 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.247993 sq. miles 0.642298 sq. km
   fips code:            03600
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             41.005857 n, 97.057969 w
   zip codes 1990:     68314
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bee, ne
    bee

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