beehive

UK
/ˈbiːhaɪv/
US
/ˈbiˌhaɪv/

Translations

beehivenoun
beehives
pl
UK
/ˈbiːhaɪv/
US
/ˈbiˌhaɪv/
The beekeeper inspected the beehive to ensure the bees were healthy.
L’apiculteur a inspecté la ruche pour s’assurer que les abeilles étaient en bonne santé.
choucrouteCoiffure féminine rétro, familière.
She styled her hair in a beehive for the retro-themed party.
Elle s’est coiffée d’une choucroute pour la soirée rétro.
Additional translations
rucheAu figuré, pour un lieu très animé et plein d’activité.
beehiveadjective
UK
/ˈbiːhaɪv/
US
/ˈbiˌhaɪv/
Used attributively to describe something that resembles or is connected with a beehive.
en ruche
The architect designed a series of beehive cells for the co-working space.
L’architecte a conçu une série de cellules en ruche pour l’espace de coworking.

Definitions

beehivenoun
A structure in which bees are kept, typically in the form of a dome or box.
The beekeeper inspected the beehive to ensure the bees were healthy.
A place or situation full of busy activity.
The office was a beehive of activity as the deadline approached.
A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is piled high on the head in a rounded shape.
She styled her hair in a beehive for the retro-themed party.
A nest or home constructed or inhabited by a colony of bees, whether natural or man-made.
We discovered a beehive high in the hollow of the old oak tree.
beehiveadjective
Resembling, relating to, or characteristic of a beehive.
The architect designed a series of beehive cells for the co-working space.