hive
noun
1. a teeming multitude
Definition categories: group, concourse, multitude, throng
2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
Similar word(s): beehive
Definition categories: man–made, receptacle
3. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
Similar word(s): beehive
Definition categories: object, nest
Sentences with hive as a noun:
- a wretched hive of scum and villainy
verb
1. store, like bees
- bees hive honey and pollen
- He hived lots of information
Definition categories: possession, store
2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive
Definition categories: motion, assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet
3. gather into a hive
- The beekeeper hived the swarm
Definition categories: contact, collect, garner, gather
Sentences with hive as a verb:
- to hive a swarm of bees