The Clue
Queen bee's friend (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DRONE
Tags
Notes
The answer DRONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Bagpipe
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Go on and on
Idler
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Parasite
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Dreary sound
Dull speaker
Hive idler
Hive occupant
Humming sound
Male honeybee
Many a lecturer
Pilotless airplane
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Queen's mate
Stingless bee
Stingless flier
Uninspiring talk
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Definition
DRONE as a noun:
1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2. (monotone, drone, droning) = an unchanging intonation
3. (dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke) = someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
4. (drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft) = an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
5. (drone, drone pipe, bourdon) = a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
DRONE as a verb:
1. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
2. (drone, drone on) = talk in a monotonous voice