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hive
- pronunciation:
- haIv
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a structure built for or by bees to live in.
The beekeeper is gathering honey from the hive. |
| definition 2: |
the colony of bees that lives in such a structure.
The hive began to swarm.- similar words:
- swarm
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| definition 3: |
an extremely busy or crowded place, or the crowd of people in it.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hived, hives, hiving |
| definition: |
to keep or place in a hive.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to go into or live in a hive or a place like a hive.
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