The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BEEHIVES
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The straight part
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What does BEEHIVES mean?
BEEHIVES noun- A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
- An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.
- A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.
- Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
- A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.
- A particular style of hat.
- A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.
- In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance.
- To fill (a place) with busy activity.