beehive

English Thesaurus

1. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	receptacle,
definition	:	a container that is used to put or keep things in (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	skep,
definition	:	a domed beehive made of twisted straw (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	apiary, bee house,
definition	:	a shed containing a number of beehives (noun.artifact)

2. any workplace where people are very busy (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	work, workplace,
definition	:	a place where work is done (noun.artifact)

3. a hairdo resembling a beehive (noun.body)

hypernym	:	coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle,
definition	:	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) (noun.body)

4. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree (noun.object)

hypernym	:	nest,
definition	:	a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young (noun.object)

part holonym	:	honeycomb,
definition	:	a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae (noun.object)

5. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	hive,
definition	:	store, like bees (verb.possession)

derivation	:	hive,
definition	:	store, like bees (verb.possession)