hive
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees.
Pronunciation
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hyvIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhaɪv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
An itchy, red, swollen area of the skin; singular or attributive form of hives.
verb
Store, like bees
intransitive
To take lodging or shelter together; to reside in a collective body.
Gather into a hive
transitive
To collect (bees) into a hive.
Move together in a hive or as if in a hive
transitive
To store (something other than bees) in, or as if in, a hive.
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