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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUMBLEBEE

Related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMBLEBEE

humblebee  [ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMBLEBEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humblebee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMBLEBEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humblebee

Bumblebee

A bumblebee, also written bumble bee, is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species, found primarily in higher latitudes or at higher altitude in the Northern Hemisphere, although they also occur in South America; there are however a few lowland tropical species. European bumblebees have been introduced to New Zealand and Tasmania. Bumblebees are social insects which form colonies with a single queen; colonies are smaller than those of honey bees, consisting often of fewer than 50 individuals in a nest. Female bumblebees can sting, repeatedly, but generally ignore humans and other animals. Bumblebees have round bodies covered in soft hair, called pile, making them appear and feel fuzzy. They have warning coloration, often in bands, in combinations of black, yellow, orange/red, and white. They are best distinguished from similarly large, fuzzy bees by the form of the female hind leg, which is modified to form a pollen basket: a bare shiny concave surface, surrounded by a fringe of hairs used to transport pollen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMBLEBEE


be
biː
bee
biː
bride-to-be
ˌbraɪdtəˈbiː
bumblebee
ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː
CRB
ˌsiːɑːˈbiː
d.o.b.
ˌdiːəʊˈbiː
FRB
ˌɛfɑːˈbiː
Frisbee
ˈfrɪzbiː
honeybee
ˈhʌnɪˌbiː
maybe
ˈmeɪˌbiː
mothers-to-be
ˈmʌðəztəˈbiː
OMB
ˌəʊɛmˈbiː
OTB
ˌəʊtiːˈbiː
R&B
ˌɑːrənˈbiː
renminbi
ˌrɛnˌmɪnˈbiː
Seabee
ˈsiːˌbiː
tullibee
ˈtʌlɪˌbiː
Wagabee
ˈwæɡəˌbiː
wannabe
ˈwɒnəˌbiː
wannabee
ˈwɒnəˌbiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMBLEBEE

humble
humble pie
humblebrag
humbled
humbleness
humbler
humblesse
humbling
humblingly
humbly
Humboldt
Humboldt Current
humbucker
humbug
humbuggable
humbugged
humbugger
humbuggery
humbugging
humbuzz

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMBLEBEE

Albee
bawbee
beebee
busy bee
carpenter bee
harambee
hive bee
jambee
killer bee
Lake Okeechobee
mason bee
mining bee
Okeechobee
queen bee
scarabee
sewing bee
spelling bee
Toynbee
worker bee
working bee

Synonyms and antonyms of humblebee in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «humblebee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMBLEBEE

Find out the translation of humblebee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humblebee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humblebee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

humblebee
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humblebee
570 millions of speakers

English

humblebee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

humblebee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

humblebee
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Humblebee
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humblebee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humblebee
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

HumbleBee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humblebee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

humblebee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

humblebee
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

humblebee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humblebee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

humblebee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

humblebee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नम्रपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yabanarısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humblebee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humblebee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Humblebee
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

humblebee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

humblebee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hommel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humblebee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Humle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humblebee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMBLEBEE»

The term «humblebee» is normally little used and occupies the 138.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMBLEBEE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humblebee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMBLEBEE»

Discover the use of humblebee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humblebee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Humblebee Hunter
Told from the perspective of Darwin's daughter Etty, the story portrays a very human side of one of the most revered figures in the history of science.
Deborah Hopkinson, 2010
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Folk Songs
TO THE HUMBLEBEE. " How's my boy — my boy ? What care I for the men, sailor ? I'm not their mother. How's my boy — my boy? Tell me of him and no other. How's my boy — my boy?" Sydney TO THE HUMBLEBEE. Fine humblebee, fine  ...
John Williamson Palmer, 1861
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Alpha Wave
Maddie was Humblebee's best friend on the train. Maddie was as old as Marc, butshewasclever andfunny. Shehadmade up stories to help Humblebee sleepon her first nighton the train, after she'd been snatched by the train pirates. “What is it  ...
James Axler, 2014
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Solitude: A Philosophical Encounter
I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture or a bean leaf , or sorrel, or a horsefly, or a humblebee.26 There seems to me a great similarity here to the world of St. Francis: does not Thoreau sing just as gladly about ...
Philip Koch, 1994
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Powerful Poems (Extended Annotated Edition)
Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art isclime for me. Let them sail for PortoRique, Faroff heats through seastoseek; I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torridzone! Zigzag steerer, desertcheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 2012
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Poems:
Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me. Let them sail for Porto Rique, Faroff heats through seas to seek; I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torridzone! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 2013
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The Complete Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Collected Works
BURLY, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me. Let themsailfor PortoRique, Faroff heats through seas to seek; I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torridzone! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle, 2014
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Poems to Read Tomorrow about Yesterday
with a shrug of her shoulders she would dismiss, and hide the sadness of a young ugly woman with a busy happiness of a flying humblebee” “No one wanted to take care of Wounded Warrior he couldn't take care of himself as he couldn't see, ...
Georg Edvard Mateos, 2010
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Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)
Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me. Let them sail for Porto Rique, Faroff heats through seas toseek; I will follow theealone, Thou animated torridzone! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let mechase thy waving lines; Keep me ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 2013
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Love's Labour's Lost (Annotated with Biography and Critical ...
Do the wise think themother? Is not l'envoy a salve? ARMADO.No,page: it isan epilogue ordiscourse tomakeplain Some obscure precedence thathath tofore been sain. Iwill example it:Thefox, the ape,and the humblebee, Werestillat odds,  ...
William Shakespeare, BookCaps, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMBLEBEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humblebee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aggressive mint best grown in a container
So if you're interested, do get hold of “Humblebee Bumblebee” published by Knox Cellars in Bellingham. Or go online to www.knoxcellars.com ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jun 15»
2
Public libraries to offer digital early literacy tools
In an effort to support public libraries' life-long learning initiatives, Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, is launching Miss Humblebee's Academy, ... «eSchool News, Apr 15»
3
'Helldivers' DLC packs released (details): Commando Pack …
... items include the complete ranger uniform, a marksman rifle dubbed as the LHO-63 Camper, and the Humblebee unmanned aerial vehicle. «ChristianToday, Mar 15»
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Helldivers DLC incoming after "overwhelming" launch, says dev
'Humblebee' UAV: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, capable of revealing enemies and hidden objectives at greater distances. Source: EU PS ... «Videogamer.com, Mar 15»
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Courting Failure: The Heaven in Helldivers
We were good Helldivers, it's true. But I wasn't satisfied. My “Humblebee” UAV—a little drone that hovers a few meters above our heads—had ... «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
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Helldivers launches later today with 20% PlayStation Plus discount
The pack comes with the Ranger Uniform, a LHO-63 'Camper' rifle and a 'Humblebee' Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Stratagem. Additionally ... «Digital Spy UK, Mar 15»
7
Darwin's children liked to draw and thank goodness for that
In one of Kohn's favorites, Darwin wrote that he wept with relief when he finally witnessed a “humblebee” pollinate a snapdragon after waiting ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
8
What's Up This Weekend
... hosting this event and along with light foods, there wines from Firelands Winery, Mon Ami Windery, Matus Winery, and Humblebee Vineyard. «Sandusky Register, Jan 15»
9
A Field Guide to the Strange and Surprising World of Beetles
... awful lot like a bumblebee (which, fun fact, used to be known quite adorably in England as the humblebee), perhaps a clever case of mimicry. «Wired, Dec 14»
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When Library Time Means Screen Time
... stations so that the littler children aren't playing “Miss Humblebee's Academy” with older ones deep in “World of Warcraft” right behind them. «New York Times, Nov 14»

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