| inglés > español | |
| beehive | |
| 1. colmena | |
| inglés > inglés | |
| beehive | |
| 1. s. An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young. |  |
| 2. s. A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey. |  |
| 3. s. (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy. |  |
| 4. s. 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. |  |
| 5. s. A particular style of hat. |  |
| 6. s. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air. |  |
| 7. s. (nonstandard) (alt form, Beehive) |  |
| 8. s. (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance. |  |
| 9. v. (rare, transitive) To fill (a place) with busy activity. |  |
| español > inglés | |
| colmena | |
| 1. n-f. beehive |  |