- any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebee, honeybee, etc.
- the common honeybee, Apis mellifera.
- a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc.: a sewing bee;a spelling bee;a husking bee.
- have a bee in one's bonnet,
- to be obsessed with one idea.
- to have eccentric or fanciful ideas or schemes: Our aunt obviously has a bee in her bonnet, but we're very fond of her.
- to try to obtain money from, as for a loan or donation: My brother just put the bee on me for another $10.
- (especially in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous: Her new roadster is simply the bee's knees.
- a piece of hardwood, bolted to the side of a bowsprit, through which to reeve stays.
- a metal ring or bracelet.
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.
- any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, which includes social forms such as the honeybee and solitary forms such as the carpenter bee
- a person who is industrious or has many things to do
- to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea
- a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions
- See spelling bee
- a small sheave with one cheek removed and the pulley and other cheek fastened flat to a boom or another spar, used for reeving outhauls or stays
- Black Economic Empowerment: a government policy aimed at encouraging and supporting shareholding by black people
