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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.
  • An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus ''Apis'') live and raise their young.
  • A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
  • 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.
  • figuratively Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
  • Mormonism A 12-13 year old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

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Proper noun:

  • New Zealand government.
  • NZ '''The Beehive'''; the common name for the executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings.

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