bee vs harvest

bee

noun
  • A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee. 

  • A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee. 

  • The name of the Latin-script letter B. 

  • Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through. 

  • 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. 

harvest

noun
  • The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting. 

  • A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season. 

  • The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain. 

  • This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous. 

  • The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences. 

  • The third season of the year; autumn; fall. 

  • The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits. 

verb
  • To win, achieve a gain. 

  • To be occupied bringing in a harvest 

  • To bring in a harvest; reap; glean. 

  • To kill for meat, slaughter. 

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