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ALL meanings of hive

hive
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  • noun hive a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive. 1
  • noun hive the colony of bees inhabiting a hive. 1
  • noun hive something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 1
  • noun hive a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry. 1
  • noun hive a swarming or teeming multitude. 1
  • verb with object hive to gather into or cause to enter a hive. 1
  • verb with object hive to shelter as in a hive. 1
  • verb with object hive to store up in a hive. 1
  • verb with object hive to store or lay away for future use or enjoyment. 1
  • verb without object hive (of bees) to enter a hive. 1
  • verb without object hive to live together in or as in a hive. 1
  • noun hive bees: man-made home 1
  • noun hive bees: natural nest 1
  • noun hive bee colony 1
  • noun plural hive itchy skin rash 1
  • intransitive verb hive bees: nest 1
  • countable noun hive A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce. 0
  • countable noun hive If you describe a place as a hive of activity, you approve of the fact that there is a lot of activity there or that people are busy working there. 0
  • uncountable noun hive Hives is a condition in which patches of your skin become red and very uncomfortable and itchy. 0
  • noun hive a structure in which social bees live and rear their young 0
  • noun hive a colony of social bees 0
  • noun hive a place showing signs of great industry (esp in the phrase a hive of activity) 0
  • noun hive a teeming crowd; multitude 0
  • noun hive an object in the form of a hive 0
  • verb hive to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive 0
  • verb hive to live or cause to live in or as if in a hive 0
  • verb hive (of bees) to store (honey, pollen, etc) in the hive 0
  • verb hive to store, esp for future use 0
  • noun hive a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive 0
  • noun hive a colony of bees living in a hive; swarm 0
  • noun hive a crowd of busy, very active people 0
  • noun hive a place where many people are busy or actively engaged 0
  • verb transitive hive to put or gather (bees) into a hive 0
  • verb transitive hive to store up (honey) in a hive 0
  • verb transitive hive to store up for future use; garner 0
  • intransitive verb hive to enter a hive 0
  • intransitive verb hive to live together in or as in a hive 0
  • noun hive A structure for housing a swarm of honeybees. 0
  • noun hive The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. 0
  • noun hive A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. 0
  • noun hive (computing, Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry. 0
  • verb hive (Intransitive Verb) (entomology) To enter or possess a hive. 0
  • verb hive (Intransitive Verb) To form a hive-like entity. 0
  • verb hive (Transitive Verb) To collect into a hive. 0
  • verb hive (Transitive Verb) To store in a hive or similarly. 0
  • verb hive (Intransitive Verb) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. 0
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