beehive
/ˈbiːhaɪv/noun
उच्चारण बीहाइव
मधुमक्खी का छत्ता, मधुमक्खी-पेटी
Core word
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a structure made for bees to live in
मधुमक्खी का छत्ता, मधुमक्खी-पेटी
- The farmer keeps twenty beehives in his orchard.
- The beekeeper opened the beehive carefully.
- Smoke is used to calm the bees before opening a beehive.
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- A wild beehive hung from the branch of the mango tree.
- Each beehive produces several kilograms of honey a year.
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a place that is very busy, with lots of people working or moving around
चहल-पहल वाली जगह
- The office was a beehive of activity before the launch.
- The newsroom was a beehive of activity on election night.
- Railway stations are a beehive of activity during the festival season.
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- The kitchen was a beehive before the wedding feast.
- Our classroom became a beehive as students prepared for the annual day.
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a hairstyle in which a woman's long hair is arranged high on top of her head
ऊँचा जूड़ा (एक केश-शैली)
- She wore her hair in a beehive.
- Her grandmother's old photograph shows a tall beehive hairstyle.
- Her mother styled her hair in a beehive for the fancy-dress party.
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- The singer's beehive was the talk of the evening.
- Beehives were fashionable in the 1960s.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a beehive / beehives (countable noun)
Beehive is a countable noun for a structure where bees live. It is written as one word and takes the usual plural -s.
'Beehive' मधुमक्खियों के रहने की संरचना के लिए countable noun है। इसे एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाता है और इसका plural -s से बनता है।
- The farmer placed ten beehives near the mustard field.
- A beehive can hold tens of thousands of bees.
a beehive of activity (figurative)
A beehive of activity means a place full of people busily working. Of activity follows beehive directly.
'A beehive of activity' ऐसे स्थान को कहते हैं जहाँ बहुत से लोग व्यस्तता से काम कर रहे हों। Beehive के बाद सीधे 'of activity' आता है।
- The railway station was a beehive of activity before Diwali.
- The school hall was a beehive of activity on the day of the annual function.
beehive hairstyle
A beehive is also a tall hairstyle in which long hair is piled high on the head, popular in the 1960s.
'Beehive' एक ऊँची hairstyle भी है जिसमें लंबे बाल सिर पर ऊँचे बाँधे जाते हैं, जो 1960 के दशक में लोकप्रिय थी।
- Her grandmother's old photographs showed a tall beehive.
beehive + noun / noun + beehive
As a modifier it names things shaped like a hive: a beehive oven, a beehive hut.
Modifier के रूप में यह छत्ते के आकार की चीज़ों का नाम बनाता है: beehive oven, beehive hut।
- Tourists photographed the beehive huts in the old village.
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verb + beehive
keepbuildsmokeopenmoveinspect
- The beekeeper smoked the beehive before opening it.
adjective + beehive
busywildwoodenbuzzingabandoned
- A wild beehive hung from the branch of the neem tree.
beehive + of + noun
of activityof industryof noiseof rumours
- The newsroom was a beehive of industry on election day.
preposition + beehive
ininsidearoundnearunder
- Bees swarmed around the beehive at dusk.
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- The village boys threw a stone at a beehive and ran for their lives.
गाँव के लड़कों ने छत्ते पर पत्थर फेंका और जान बचाकर भागे।
- The exam hall turned into a beehive of nervous energy as the clock struck nine.
नौ बजते ही परीक्षा-कक्ष घबराई हुई ऊर्जा से भरा छत्ता बन गया।
- A single beehive can produce more than twenty kilos of honey in a good year.
अच्छे वर्ष में एक ही छत्ता बीस किलो से अधिक शहद दे सकता है।
- She wore her hair in a tall beehive for the fancy-dress show.
उसने फैंसी-ड्रेस प्रतियोगिता के लिए अपने बाल ऊँचे beehive के रूप में बाँधे।
- The market was a beehive in the festival season.
त्योहार के मौसम में बाज़ार किसी छत्ते की तरह हलचल से भरा था।
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✗ The market was a beehive for activity during Diwali.
✓ The market was a beehive of activity during Diwali.
The fixed expression is a beehive of activity; for is not used.
निश्चित अभिव्यक्ति 'a beehive of activity' है; इसमें 'for' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where bees are kept is an apiary, and the keeping of bees is apiculture.
मधुमक्खियाँ पालने की जगह apiary कहलाती है और मधुमक्खी पालन को apiculture कहते हैं।