beehive

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any workplace where people are very busy
  2. noun a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
  3. noun a hairdo resembling a beehive

Etymology

From Middle English beehyve, equivalent to bee + hive.

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