Hive /(?)/
Hive
n.
- A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.
- The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
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A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
The hive of Roman liars.
Phrases & Compounds
- Hive bee
- the honeybee.
Hive
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Hived; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiving
- To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
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To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
Hiving wisdom with each studious year.
Hive
v. i.
- To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.