What is another word for beehive?

Pronunciation: [bˈiːha͡ɪv] (IPA)

Beehive, a structure that houses honeybees, has several synonyms. Some of these include apiary, hive, colony, swarm, and nest. Apiary is often used to refer to a place where bees are kept and tended to by a beekeeper for purposes of honey production. Hive, on the other hand, refers to the individual structure that houses a bee colony. Colony and swarm refer to the actual bees within the hive, while nest is typically used to describe a natural, unmanaged structure that a colony inhabits. Regardless of the term used, the beehive plays an important role in the production of honey and the pollination of crops.

Synonyms for Beehive:

What are the hypernyms for Beehive?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Beehive?

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What are the meronyms for Beehive?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for beehive (as nouns)

Usage examples for Beehive

With sudden and infernal malice he inverted the beehive and clapped it, bees and all, on the officer's head.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Mirror Lake lies at the foot of a curious rock called the beehive, and Lake Agnes is reached by a short climb up the slope of the mountain.
"Among the Canadian Alps"
Lawrence J. Burpee
The beehive is only three blocks away; suppose we go around and look him up.
"Ashton-Kirk, Investigator"
John T. McIntyre

Famous quotes with Beehive

  • If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
    Dale Carnegie
  • When you hear buzz around the beehive, you know they're making honey in there.
    Terrence Howard
  • It lay heavily in her hands, the crystal face gleaming, the golden body exquisitely machined. It was very like a clock, or a compass, for there were hands pointing to places around the dial, but instead of the hours or the points of the compass there were several little pictures, each of them painted with extraordinary precision, as if on ivory with the finest and slenderest sable brush. She turned the dial around to look at them all. There was an anchor; an hourglass surmounted by a skull; a chameleon, a bull, a beehive... Thirty-six altogether, and she couldn't even guess what they meant.
    Philip Pullman
  • If I plant a honeycomb outside my house, then it will grow up into a beehive.
    A. A. Milne
  • Mine be a cot beside the hill; A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear; A willowy brook that turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near.
    Samuel Rogers

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