hive

Speech parts

1. hive - Noun

2. hive - Verb

Meaning

A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.

To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.

To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.

To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

beehive apiary crowd colony gather nest accumulate swarm honeycomb army mass center shoal aerie covey
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Antonyms

out discard little bit blade of grass defined band of finite number of
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Hypernyms

garner concourse meet store collect gather

Hyponyms

skep

Phrases with the word

hive of activity fertile female bee in a hive hive insect hive architecture hive vine mother of hive

Derivatives

hived hiving

Examples

The beekeeper hived the swarm Source: Internet

The bee swarms are hiving Source: Internet

bees hive honey and pollen Source: Internet

He hived lots of information Source: Internet

About 20 years ago, Port Elizabeth’s Govan Mbeki Avenue was a bustling hive of activity — businesses were thriving and shoppers flocked to what was then the epicentre of the city. Source: Internet

Additionally planned is an end-of-class drawing for a $75 gift card to Blue Ridge Bee Supply and a complete five-frame hive (excluding bees). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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