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
hived; hiving
1
of bees
: to enter and take possession of a hive
2
: to reside in close association
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Noun
The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.
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Noun
Held captive in a shadowy basement, Michelle’s ordeal blurs the line between paranoia and revelation on Teddy’s remote ranch, where his hive of bees becomes a haunting metaphor for control.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
But those remakes are about hive-mind monsters infecting and possessing humans, who valiantly resist but fail to eradicate the threat.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Allergic reactions vary in severity from mild symptoms such as hives and lip swelling to life-threatening complications, such as anaphylaxis, that may include fatal respiratory problems.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The results showed that hives treated with mixtures containing methyl oleate were far less likely to rear new queens.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hive. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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hive
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
c
: a colony of bees
2
: a place swarming with busy occupants
hive
2 of 2 verb
hived; hiving
1
a
: to collect into a hive
hive bees
b
: to enter and take over a hive or nesting place
2
: to live or gather in close association
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