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Meaning of "worker bee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WORKER BEE

worker bee  [ˈwɜːkə biː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORKER BEE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Worker bee 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 WORKER BEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

worker bee

Worker bee

A worker bee is any female bee that lacks the full reproductive capacity of the colony's queen bee; under most circumstances, this is correlated to an increase in certain non-reproductive activities relative to a queen, as well. Worker bees occur in many bee species other than honey bees, but this is by far the most familiar colloquial use of the term Workers gather pollen into the pollen baskets on their back legs, to carry back to the hive where it is used as food for the developing brood. Pollen carried on their bodies may be carried to another flower where a small portion can rub off onto the pistil, resulting in cross pollination. Almost all of civilization's food supply depends greatly on crop pollination by honey bees, whether directly eaten or used as forage crops for animals that produce milk and meat. Nectar is sucked up through the proboscis, mixed with enzymes in the stomach, and carried back to the hive, where it is stored in wax cells and evaporated into honey. Honey bee workers keep the hive temperature uniform in the critical brood area. Workers must maintain the hive's brood chamber at 34.4 °C to incubate the eggs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORKER BEE


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORKER BEE

workbench
workboat
workbook
workbox
workday
worked
worked up
workend
worker
worker ant
worker director
worker participation
worker-priest
worker´s compensation
workerist
workerless
workers´ cooperative
Workers´ Educational Association
workfare
workfellow

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORKER BEE

busy bee
carpenter bee
cuckoo bee
hive bee
killer bee
leafcutter bee
mason bee
mining bee
queen bee
sewing bee
spelling bee
working bee

Synonyms and antonyms of worker bee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «worker bee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORKER BEE

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

Translator English - Chinese

工蜂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abeja de trabajador
570 millions of speakers

English

worker bee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्यकर्ता मधुमक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النحل العامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рабочая пчела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abelha operária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্মী মৌমাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abeille de travailleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebah pekerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitsbiene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

働きバチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일벌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buruh tawon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công nhân ong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணியாளர் தேனீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यकर्ता मधमाशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işçi arısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ape operaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pracownik pszczoła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робоча бджола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrător de albine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργάτρια μέλισσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werker bye
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetarbi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

worker bee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of worker bee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKER BEE»

The term «worker bee» is regularly used and occupies the 63.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKER BEE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORKER BEE»

Discover the use of worker bee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to worker bee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Prosperous Translator: Advice from Fire Ant & Worker Bee
A compilation of business advice columns for translators and interpreters published under the names Fire Ant & Worker Bee in online Translation Journal. Pithy tips and insights.
Chris Durban, 2010
2
Biology
How worker bees communicate On returning to the hive from a food-collecting trip, a worker bee can tell other workers where to find the food. This was discovered by an Austrian scientist, Karl von Frisch. When the bee gets back to the hive, ...
Michael Roberts, Neil Ingram, 2001
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The Biology of the Honey Bee
Thorough, well-illustrated, and lucidly written, this book will for many years be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and beekeepers alike. Mark L. Winston probes the dynamics of the honey bee's social organization.
Mark L. Winston, 1991
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Beekeeping For Dummies
Like the queen, the worker bee hasa stinger. Buther stinger isn't a smooth syringe like the queen's. It has barbs on its edges. The barbs cause the stinger and the venom sackto remain ina human victim –a kamikaze effortto protect the colony.
David Wiscombe, Howland Blackiston, 2011
5
Mastering Oracle SQL
Let's look at a simple example using DECODE: SELECT lname, DECODE( manager_emp_id, NULL, 'HEAD HONCHO', 'WORKER BEE') emp_type FROM employee; In this example, the first expression is a column, the second is NULL, and ...
Sanjay Mishra, Alan Beaulieu, 2004
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Life System Modeling and Simulation: International ...
He copulated with the queen bee. Once the amphimixis is successful, the drone is died at once. Worker bee is a female individual which developed by the germ cell. With the age be increasing, the worker bee takes on all works in the comb.
Kang Li, 2007
7
Buzz Into Action: The Insect Curriculum Guide for Grades K-4
The Insect Curriculum Guide for Grades K-4 David Alexander. Bee Factory Roles Queen Bee “I lay the eggs.” Worker Bee Cell Cleaning Bee “We create, clean, and care for the hive.” Worker Bee Nurse Bee “We create, clean, and care for the  ...
David Alexander, 2012
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Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's ...
Proboscis of s Worker-Bee, highly magnified Bee p. 56. Fm. 63, PLAT! X111, shows the Proboscis attached to the head. Fro. 62.—Abdomen of s Worker-Bee, mngnified. PLATE XVII.—Fro. 68.—Sting of a Worker, highly magnified. See p. 56 .
L. L. Langstroth, 2004
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Queenbees and Wannabees: The Struggle for Power Through ...
This demanding ritual affects the bee physically but has little effect on the worker bee, who lacks intellect and emotions. But it has a profound effect on a middle school girl, however, who, just by nature, is at a very vulnerable stage in her young ...
DeAnn Valorie Miller, 2008
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Sacred Medicine of Bee, Butterfly, Earthworm, and Spider: ...
While afemale worker Bee's life is intense, short, and at times exhausting, itis also a gracefilled weavingofall aspects of hivelife.A worker Honeybee's lifemay be seenasan ecstatic embodiment of purpose. The existence and sustainment of the  ...
Linda Star Wolf, Anna Cariad-Barrett, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORKER BEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term worker bee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bees naturally vaccinate their babies, scientists find
In a bee colony, the queen gives birth to all the insects in a hive, but she rarely ever leaves the nest. For that reason, worker bees must bring her a "royal jelly" of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Watch the video for Elbow's new song 'Lost Worker Bee'
'Lost Worker Bee' is backed by three other new songs: 'And It Snowed', 'Roll ... Manchester's symbol has been the worker bee for hundreds of years and the ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
3
Elbow to Release New 'Lost Worker Bee' EP Later This Month
Elbow have announced they will return with a new EP, Lost Worker Bee, on July 24. It follows their 2014 full-length, The Take Off and Landing of Everything. «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
4
Watch this mesmerising time-lapse video that shows how worker
If you want to grow yourself a head-turning bee beard, then you're going to need to get ... It's a lovingly-created time-lapse video showing the birth of worker bees ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
5
We all get stung by bee colony collapse
Bee swarms are good news (related article) Honeybee stressors • The hive suffers a rapid loss of older worker bees. • Bees avoid supplemental foods provided ... «Washington Post, May 15»
6
4 ways to impress your boss (and get a promotion)
Today's answer to the question “How do you go from a worker bee to a decision maker?” is by Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO of BroadbandTV. Whether you ... «Fortune, May 15»
7
When I eat honey, do I hurt bees?
Did you know that bees can remember faces? Or that they can clock speeds of 15 mph? Or that a single worker bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her ... «Grist, Apr 15»
8
Bee behaviour mapped by tiny trackers
A tiny new tracker designed to monitor bee behaviour is being tested by ... The average "forage time" for a worker bee is around 20 minutes, suggesting they ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
9
New research finds queen bee microbiomes are starkly distinct from …
In the case of the honey bee, we found that the microbiome in queen bees did not reflect those of worker bees -- not even the progeny of the queen or her ... «IU Bloomington Newsroom, Mar 15»
10
Life and times of today's worker bees
All worker bees are females, a sisterhood of cooperation for the good of the group. During the growing season, a worker bee's life span is only six weeks — six ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Oct 14»

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