bees

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

bees

1. plural of bee

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• BSEE, EBEs, SEbE

From Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

• IPA^(key): /bɪəs/

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bees (plural beeste)

1. cow, ox (bovine, esp. of a domesticated species)
2. brute

• beesvleis
• wildebees

• IPA^(key): /beːs/

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• Hyphenation: bees
• Rhymes: -eːs

Borrowed from French baise.

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

1. (Brabant) kiss

   Allé sjoeke, geeft me na is een bezeke, ie oep m'n kaak!

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From Middle Dutch bese (“berry”). Variant of bes.

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

1. candy

   'nen Iejlen hoop beze gekocht gistre veur mene neef, veur de PC t'emme gemaokt!

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2. berry

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːs/, [ˈbe̞ːs̠]
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Syllabification^(key): bees

bees

1. Alternative form of beesi

• bees-värinen (adjective)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.eːs/, [ˈbeːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.es/, [ˈbɛːes]

beēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of beō

bees

1. plural of bee

Compare German böse.

bees

1. angry
2. offended

bees

1. evil, wicked