beehive

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live: Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.
2. 2
   A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live: A man-made structure in which honey bees are kept so that humans can harvest their honey.
3. 3
   Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
4. 4
   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. 5
   A particular style of hat.
6. 6
   A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
7. 7
   Alternative form of Beehive.
8. 8
   In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life pattern with a rounded appearance.
9. 9
   A diagram showing where balls have passed the batter, used in analysis.
10. 10
    A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

Verb

1. 1
   To fill (a place) with busy activity.
2. 2
   To style the hair in a hive-shaped or bouffant form.

Proper noun

1. 1
   The executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings.
2. 2
   New Zealand government.