p. p. of be; -- used for been.-an insect of the order hymenoptera, and family apidae (the honeybees), or family andrenidae (the solitary bees.) see honeybee.-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.-pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.