1. a structure that houses a colony of bees
2. a dome-shaped women’s hairstyle that is tall and rounded
Usage: fashion
3. a place of great activity
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The beekeeper carefully inspected each beehive for signs of disease.
• Smoke from the smoker calmed the bees before opening the beehive.
• Her grandmother’s beehive hairstyle was popular in the 1960s.
• She teased her hair into a perfect beehive for the costume party.
• The office was a beehive of activity before the big presentation.
• The kitchen became a beehive as the chefs prepared for the dinner rush.
• Wild bees had built their beehive in the hollow of an old oak tree.