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hive

[ hahyv ]

noun

  1. a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
  2. the colony of bees inhabiting a hive.
  3. something resembling a beehive in structure or use.
  4. a place swarming with busy occupants:

    a hive of industry.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. a swarming or teeming multitude.


verb (used with object)

hived, hiving.
  1. to gather into or cause to enter a hive.
  2. to shelter as in a hive.
  3. to store up in a hive.
  4. to store or lay away for future use or enjoyment.

verb (used without object)

hived, hiving.
  1. (of bees) to enter a hive.
  2. to live together in or as in a hive.

verb phrase

  1. British. to become transferred from the main body of a commercial or industrial enterprise through the agency of new ownership.

hive

/ ³ó²¹Éª±¹ /

noun

  1. a structure in which social bees live and rear their young
  2. a colony of social bees
  3. a place showing signs of great industry (esp in the phrase a hive of activity )
  4. a teeming crowd; multitude
  5. an object in the form of a hive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive
  2. to live or cause to live in or as if in a hive
  3. tr (of bees) to store (honey, pollen, etc) in the hive
  4. tr; often foll by up or away to store, esp for future use

    he used to hive away a small sum every week

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó¾±±¹±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó¾±±¹±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³ó¾±±¹±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³ó¾±±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hive1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ³ó²âÌ„´Ú; akin to Old Norse ³óÅ«´Ú°ù “ship's hull,†Latin ³¦Å«±è²¹ “v²¹³Ùâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hive1

Old English ³óÓ¯´Ú; related to Westphalian ³óü·É±ð, Old Norse ³óÅ«´Ú°ù ship's hull, Latin ³¦Å«±è²¹ barrel, Greek °ì³Ü±èŧ, Sanskrit °ìÅ«±è²¹ cave
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Example Sentences

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He said it threatened to disrupt the movement of queen bees, which lay all the eggs in the business's honey-producing hives - of which there are more than 125.

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It is becoming plain that Kennedy is turning the department from a beacon of science-based medicine and public health into a hive of conspiracy theorists and, as Marks wrote, peddlers of “misinformation and lies.â€

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One resident, who did not wish to be named, said the vibrations killed the bees in his hives.

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The duchess announces her entrance by speaking “in our bee voice,†a low volume meant to maintain calm as she and her beekeeper mentor collect honey from their hive.

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It only makes sense that the two libertarians would collide at the hive of scum and villainy that is CPAC.

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