hive
hive / hīv/ • n. a beehive. ∎ the bees in a hive. ∎ a thing that has the domed shape of a beehive. ∎ fig. a place in which people are busily occupied: the kitchen became a hive of activity.• v. [tr.] place (bees) in a hive. ∎ [intr.] (of bees) enter a hive.
hive
hive An artificial nest provided by bee-keepers for honey-bees (Apis mellifera in the West and in Africa; A. cerana in parts of Asia) and for some stingless bees (Melipona species) in South America.
hive
hive Artificial nest provided by beekeepers for honey-bees (Apis mellifera in the West and in Africa; A. cerana in parts of Asia), and for some stingless bees (Melipona species) in S. America.
hive
hive a beehive; the bees in a hive. The expression hive something off, meaning separate something from a larger group or organization, derives originally from the idea of moving off in a swarm, like bees separating from their original group.
hive
hive OE. hȳf, f. χūf-, whence also ON. húfr ship's hull; cf. L. cūpa barrel, Gr. kúepē, Skr. kúpa- hole.
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