bee: Meaning and Definition of

bee

1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
2. the common honeybee, Apis mellifera.
3. a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc.: a sewing bee; a spelling bee; a husking bee.
4. Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her.
1. to be obsessed with one idea.
2. to have eccentric or fanciful ideas or schemes:Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her.
5. to try to obtain money from, as for a loan or donation: My brother just put the bee on me for another $10.
6. (esp. in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous: Her new roadster is simply the bee's knees.

bee

1. Also calleda piece of hardwood, bolted to the side of a bowsprit, through which to reeve stays.
2. a metal ring or bracelet.

B.E.E.

1. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.