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  • (noun): A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
  • (noun): A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
  • (noun): A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
  • (noun): A ring or torque; a bracelet.
  • (noun): The name of the Latin-script letter B.
  • (noun): (usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.
  • (adjective): Out of the way, subsidiary.
  • (adverb): Along a path which runs past the speaker.
  • (adverb): In the vicinity, near.
  • (adverb): To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
  • (adverb): Aside, away.
  • (preposition): Near or next to.
  • (preposition): From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
  • (preposition): Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
  • (preposition): Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  • (preposition): Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
  • (preposition): Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
  • (preposition): Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
  • (preposition): Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
  • (preposition): Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
  • (preposition): In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
  • (preposition): Indicates a referenced source: According to.
  • (preposition): Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
  • (preposition): (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
  • (noun): The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
  • (noun): An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
  • (noun): A dwelling.
  • (noun): A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
  • (noun): A pass.
  • (interjection): Goodbye.
  • geography bee
  • I watched as it passed by.
  • The shop is hard by the High Street.
  • I'll stop by on my way home from work.
  • The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.