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- US Pronunciation
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- [bee]
- /bi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bee]
- /bi/
Definitions of beelike word
- adjective beelike resembling a bee 3
- noun beelike any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc. 1
- noun beelike the common honeybee, Apis mellifera. 1
- noun beelike a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc.: a sewing bee; a spelling bee; a husking bee. 1
- idioms beelike have a bee in one's bonnet, to be obsessed with one idea. to have eccentric or fanciful ideas or schemes: Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her. 1
- idioms beelike put the bee on, Informal. to try to obtain money from, as for a loan or donation: My brother just put the bee on me for another $10. 1
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Origin of beelike
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English be(e); Old English bīo, bēo; cognate with Dutch bij, Old Saxon bī, bini, Old High German bīa, bini (German Biene), Old Norse bȳ; with other suffixes, Lithuanian bìtė, OPruss bitte, OCS bĭchela, Old Irish bech; *bhi- is a North European stem with the same distribution as wax1, apple; put the bee on probably an allusion to sting in sense “dupe, cheat”
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Parts of speech for Beelike
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beelike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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