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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.
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A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
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geography bee
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A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
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A ring or torque; a bracelet.
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The name of the Latin-script letter B.
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(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.
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Out of the way, subsidiary.
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Along a path which runs past the speaker.
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I watched as it passed by.
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In the vicinity, near.
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The shop is hard by the High Street.
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To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
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I'll stop by on my way home from work.
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Aside, away.
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The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
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Near or next to.
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The mailbox is by the bus stop.
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From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
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He ran straight by me.
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Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
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Be back by ten o'clock!.
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Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
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Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
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There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
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Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
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By 'maybe' she means 'no'.
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Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
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By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
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Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
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I sorted the items by category.
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Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
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His date of birth was wrong by ten years.
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In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
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We crawled forward by inches.
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Indicates a referenced source: According to.
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By my reckoning, we should be nearly there.
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Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
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It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.
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(horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
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She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
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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.
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Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
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An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
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A dwelling.
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A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
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A pass.
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Goodbye.
I guess he was stunned by my beauty.
By that time, the others had all retired.
I thought maybe by now you would have adjusted.
It is proved by my fine points.
Felipa finally took her by the arm.
By tomorrow I'll be fine.
She was just surprised by what was in the envelope.
It was nearly midnight by the time they left.
Three weeks ago she would have been embarrassed by such a conversation.
The children were inclined to be frightened by the sight of the small animal, which reminded them of the bears; but Dorothy reassured them by explaining that Eureka was a pet and could do no harm even if she wished to.
This came in by currier a few minutes ago, sir.
I earn my living by it.
By the way, neither Alex nor I drink.
Whether you are rich or poor, live in the developed world or the developing world, life today is better and easier than it was a century ago by virtually any measure.
I put out the light by the bed.
At six months I could pipe out "How d'ye," and one day I attracted every one's attention by saying "Tea, tea, tea" quite plainly.
Lisa said that when she was choking, you stood by and did nothing.
We'll know by tomorrow night.
They stopped by the side of the road and made their manners.
And by this visit of the Emperor to Moscow the strength of the Russian army was trebled.
Her face was hot and cold by turns.
Julia brushed by them in the hall.
From the expression on his face, he wasn't consoled by the answer.
Later as she lay awake beside him, listening to the sound of his breathing, it occurred to her that they had fallen into the pattern of making up by making love.
Like Alex, it was impossible to guess what was going on in his mind by the expression on his face.
It gets lonely out there all by myself.
Alex was a wealthy man - rich by her standards.
Once someone from church came by to see if she needed help.
She was awakened later by the door bell.
Her vision was blurred by unshed tears.
Don't insult them by refusing their hospitality.
By the time I got it from the car, it was down to one bar.
Even now, the houses were farther apart; some separated by large fields.
If Yancey had noticed her earlier or was troubled by it, he gave no indication.
Her face felt hot and cold by turns and she didn't have enough saliva to swallow.
She kept her eyes on the floor as she walked by him.
She feared for her brother who was in it, was horrified by and amazed at the strange cruelty that impels men to kill one another, but she did not understand the significance of this war, which seemed to her like all previous wars.
Someone from the church or clinic must have been by and brought it for Alex.
She opened the door and slid her legs out one by one, trying to avoid contact with the car.
He paused, obviously struck by another thought.
For a moment she was shocked by his words.
Connie is taking me by to pick it up.
I'll tell Howard to get everything together and you can drop by to pick it up next week.
Who hasn't sat at a stop light and been so distracted by something else that they didn't notice the light was green?
He walked by her stiffly and heading down the hall.
Maybe so, but there have been many people attacked by bears - mostly black bears.
Escape was hampered by the fact that the window wouldn't open.
What she saw today was proof that she needed it close by.
She walked by him to the car, mustering up a voice that approached normal.
By the time they got to her car, her palms were sweating.