beehive Syllabification: (bee·hive)Pronunciation: /ˈbēˌhīv/Translate beehive | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of beehive noun 1a structure in which bees are kept, typically in the form of a dome or box. [usually as modifier] something having the domed shape of a traditional wicker beehive:beehive huts beehive ovens a busy, crowded place:the church became a beehive of activity (the Beehive or the Beehive cluster)another term for Praesepe. 2a woman’s domed and lacquered hairstyle, especially popular in the 1960s. Derivatives beehived adjective sense 2.beehive in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of beehive in the British & World English dictionary
