hive
hive [hive hives hived hiving] noun, verb BrE [haɪv] NAmE [haɪv]
noun
1. (also bee·hive)countable a structure made for ↑bees to live in
2. countable the ↑bees living in a hive
3. countable, usually singular a ~ of activity/industry a place full of people who are busy
4. hivesuncountable = ↑urticaria
Word Origin:
Old English hȳf, of Germanic origin.
Example Bank:
•studying the life of bees in the hive
Derived: ↑hive something off
verb
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English hȳf, of Germanic origin.
See also: ↑beehive
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