Associations to the word «Hive»

Wiktionary

HIVE, noun. A structure for housing a swarm of honeybees.
HIVE, noun. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
HIVE, noun. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
HIVE, noun. (computing) (Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry.
HIVE, verb. (intransitive) (entomology) To enter or possess a hive.
HIVE, verb. (intransitive) To form a hive-like entity.
HIVE, verb. (transitive) To collect into a hive.
HIVE, verb. (transitive) To store in a hive or similarly.
HIVE, verb. (intransitive) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
HIVE MIND, noun. Alternative spelling of hivemind
HIVE MINDS, noun. Plural of hive mind
HIVE OF ACTIVITY, noun. A very busy place.
HIVE OFF, verb. (intransitive) To separate from a larger group.
HIVE OFF, verb. (transitive) To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.

Dictionary definition

HIVE, noun. A teeming multitude.
HIVE, noun. A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees.
HIVE, noun. A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.
HIVE, verb. Store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information".
HIVE, verb. Move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving".
HIVE, verb. Gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm".

Wise words

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