beehive

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Synonyms: bee hive

Antonyms: bee hive

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|hive for bees}} A [[shelter]]ed place where [[bee#Noun|bee]]s, usually [[honey bee]]s (genus {{taxfmt|Apis|genus}}), live.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Any place full of activity, or in which people are very [[busy]].
3. A women's [[hairstyle]], popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with [[lacquer]].
4. A particular style of [[hat]].
5. A type of anti-personnel [[ammunition]] round containing [[flechette]]s, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
6. {{lb|en|nonstandard|New Zealand}} {{alt form|en|Beehive}}.
7. {{lb|en|cellular automata}} In {{w|Conway's Game of Life}}, a particular [[still life]] [[pattern]] with a rounded appearance.
8. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[diagram]] showing where balls have passed the [[batter]], used in [[analysis]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|rare|transitive}} To fill (a place) with busy activity.
2. {{lb|en|rare|transitive}} To [[style]] the hair in a hive-shaped or [[bouffant]] form.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|NZ|informal}} The executive wing of the New Zealand [[parliament]] buildings.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} New Zealand [[government]].

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