beehive

Definitions

• An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.
• A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.
• (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
• A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.
• A particular style of hat.
• A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
• (nonstandard) (alt form) Beehive
• (cellular automata) In , a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance.