1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
2
: a colony of bees
3
: a place swarming with activity
hived; hiving
1
of bees
: to enter and take possession of a hive
2
: to reside in close association
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Noun
The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.
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Noun
Learn how to obtain bees, the best time to order them, and how to install them in your hive.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of a food allergy can include skin issues such as hives and rashes or gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Area beekeepers are always glad to add to their own hives, or share them with other backyard beekeepers.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Infamous Internet imageboard and wretched hive of scum and villainy 4chan was apparently hacked at some point Monday evening and remains mostly unreachable as of this writing.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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hive
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
c
: a colony of bees
2
: a place swarming with busy occupants
hive
2 of 2 verb
hived; hiving
1
a
: to collect into a hive
hive bees
b
: to enter and take over a hive or nesting place
2
: to live or gather in close association
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