Meaning Of The Word Hive

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What's The Definition Of Hive?

hive
countable noun: A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
countable noun: If you describe a place as a hive of activity, you approve of the fact that there is a lot of activity there or that people are busy working there.
uncountable noun: Hives is a condition in which patches of your skin become red and very uncomfortable and itchy.

hive in American English
a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive
to put or gather (bees) into a hive
intransitive verb: to enter a hive
noun: a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive
transitive verb: to gather into or cause to enter a hive

hive in British English
noun: a structure in which social bees live and rear their young
verb: to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive

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