·- ·p.p. of Be;
— used for been.
II. Bee ·noun Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through;
— called also bee blocks.
III. Bee ·noun An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) ·see Honeybee.
IV. Bee ·noun A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee.