hive

¹hive

noun \ˈhīv\

: a nest for bees

: the bees living in a hive

: a place filled with busy activity

Full Definition of HIVE

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

— hive·less \-ləs\ adjective

Examples of HIVE

1. The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.

Origin of HIVE

Middle English, from Old English hȳf; perhaps akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa tub, Sanskrit kūpa cave

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with HIVE

chive, Clive, dive, drive, five, gyve, jive, live, rive, shrive, skive, strive, thrive, wive

²hive

verb

hivedhiv·ing

Definition of HIVE

intransitive verb

1

of bees :  to enter and take possession of a hive

2

:  to reside in close association

transitive verb

1

:  to collect into a hive

2

:  to store up in or as if in a hive

First Known Use of HIVE

14th century

hive

noun \ˈhīv\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HIVE

: the raised edematous red patch of skin or mucous membrane characteristic of hives : an urticarial wheal