hive

noun

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\ ˈhīv

Definition of hive

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a container for housing honeybees

b : the usually aboveground nest of bees

2 : a colony of bees

3 : a place swarming with activity

hive

verb

hived; hiving

Definition of hive (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Examples of hive in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The shop was a hive of activity, with some limited edition items already sold out in certain variations & sizes. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 16 June 2022 The gym at Garfield was a hive of activity, with beach balls flying, children jumping rope and students lining up for a photo opportunity with Medina Bee mascot Macy Maxworthy and her friend, high school cheerleader Kenzie Pelton. — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 30 May 2022 The outside of Buckingham Palace is currently a hive of activity as a stage and seating are being constructed for a concert marking the Queen's 70 years on the throne. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 24 May 2022 One caveat, however: That leak investigation could well turn the court into a hive of finger-pointing and recrimination, thus giving leakers more to leak about. — Washington Post, 4 May 2022 There’s a buzz of fertility, like bees on a hive, linked through cellular multiplication and blood. — Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Third-place finisher Saar Safra, of Israel, cofounder and CEO of Beewise, who created an autonomous, solar-powered hive that monitors bees, assesses their needs and applies treatments without human intervention, received $50,000. — Forbes, 13 May 2022 Most often the series comes alive in its messier, noisier, incidental details: the stuff in Jake’s little room above an eatery; the busy hive of the newspaper office; stores and restaurants and street life. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 This hive of ingenuity has lit a fire inside Belinskiy. — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

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