bee

Universal Words noun 1 a black and yellow flying insect that can sting. Bees live in large groups and make HONEY (= a sweet sticky substance that is good to eat): a swarm of bees * a bee sting * Bees were buzzing in the clover. seealsoBEEHIVE, BEESWAX, BUMBLEBEE, QUEENBEE 2 (AmE) a meeting in a group where people combine work, competition and pleasure: a sewing / spelling bee IDIOMS the bee's knees (informal) an excellent person or thing: She thinks she's the bee's knees (= she has a very high opinion of herself). have a bee in your bonnet (about sth) (informal) to think or talk about sth all the time and to think that it is very important: Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation. moreatBIRD, BUSYadj.