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hive

/hˈaɪv/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a teeming multitude
  2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
  3. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

verb

  1. store, like bees
    “bees hive honey and pollen”
  2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive
    “The bee swarms are hiving”
  3. gather into a hive
    “The beekeeper hived the swarm”

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Words that rhyme with hive

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