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[ noun ] a teeming multitude

Related terms

multitude

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[ noun ] a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

Synonyms

beehive

Used in print

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

A bee 's place is in the hive '' .

Related terms

receptacle skep apiary

3
[ verb ] store, like bees

Examples

"bees hive honey and pollen" "He hived lots of information"

Related terms

store store hoard beehive

4
[ verb ] gather into a hive

Examples

"The beekeeper hived the swarm"

Related terms

gather

5
[ verb ] move together in a hive or as if in a hive

Examples

"The bee swarms are hiving"

Related terms

meet

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[ noun ] a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

Synonyms

beehive

Related terms

nest

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Rhymes with

beehive

Phonetic and Homophones

HH AY1 V

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