hive
A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
Other meanings
The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
A kind of
- receptacle
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "hȳf".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.