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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.

  "geography bee"

• 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.

  "I watched as it passed by."

• In the vicinity, near.

  "The shop is hard by the High Street."

• To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.

  "I'll stop by on my way home from work."

• Aside, away.

  "The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring."

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• Near or next to.

  "The mailbox is by the bus stop."

• From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.

  "He ran straight by me."

• Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

  "Be back by ten o'clock!."

• Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.

• Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.

  "There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare"

• Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.

  "By 'maybe' she means 'no'."

• Indicates an authority according to which something is done.

  "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife."

• Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

  "I sorted the items by category."

• Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy

  "His date of birth was wrong by ten years."

• In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.

  "We crawled forward by inches."

• Indicates a referenced source: According to.

  "By my reckoning, we should be nearly there."

• Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.

  "It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix."

• (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.

  "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.

  "Craig's Crew plays the bye next week."

• An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

• A dwelling.

• A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.

• A pass.

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• Goodbye.