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bum|ble|bee — «BUHM buhl BEE», noun. a large bee with a thick, hairy body, usually banded with gold; humblebee. Bumblebees make a loud buzzing sound. They live in small colonies often in underground nests or old logs, where they raise their young and store… … Useful english dictionary
bum — al·bum; al·bum·blatt; bum·bai·liff; bum; bum·baze; bum·ber·shoot; bum·ble·bee; bum·ble·dom; bum·ble·kite; bum·ble·pup·py; bum·boat; bum·clock; bum·fuz·zle; bum·icky; bum·ma·lo; bum·mler; bum·wood; plum·bum; se·bum; stil·bum; bum·ble; bum·bler;… … English syllables
bee — baw·bee; be·bee·rine; be·bee·ru; bee; bee·ball; bee·ger·ite; bee·man; bee·na; bee·sting; bee·tewk; bee·tho·ve·nian; bee·tler; bee·zer; bum·ble·bee; car·ib·bee; jam·bee; mac·ca·bee; mau·gra·bee; scar·a·bee; sea·bee; tul·li·bee; Fris·bee; bee·bee;… … English syllables
bum·ble·bee — /ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/ noun, pl bees [count] : a large, hairy bee … Useful english dictionary
bumblebee — bum′ble•bee or bum′ble bee n. ent any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
bumblebee — /bum beuhl bee /, n. any of several large, hairy social bees of the family Apidae. Also, bumble bee. [1520 30; BUMBLE2 + BEE1] * * * Any member of two genera constituting the insect tribe Bombini (family Apidae, order Hymenoptera), found almost… … Universalium
bumblebee — bum|ble|bee [ˈbʌmbəlˌbi:] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: bumble to make a low continuous sound (14 17 centuries) (from the sound) + bee] a large hairy ↑bee … Dictionary of contemporary English
bumblebee — bum|ble|bee [ bʌmbl,bi ] noun count a large BEE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bumblebeefish — /bum beuhl bee fish /, n., pl. bumblebeefishes, (esp. collectively) bumblebeefish. any of several gobies of the genus Brachygobius, inhabiting waters of the Malay Archipelago and having brown and yellow bands on the body that resemble the… … Universalium
bumblebee — bum·ble·bee … English syllables
