hive

[ hahyv ]

/ haɪv /

noun

a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.

the colony of bees inhabiting a hive.

something resembling a beehive in structure or use.

a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry.

a swarming or teeming multitude.

verb (used with object), hived, hiv·ing.

to gather into or cause to enter a hive.

to shelter as in a hive.

to store up in a hive.

to store or lay away for future use or enjoyment.

verb (used without object), hived, hiv·ing.

(of bees) to enter a hive.

to live together in or as in a hive.

Verb Phrases

hive off, British. to become transferred from the main body of a commercial or industrial enterprise through the agency of new ownership.

Origin of hive

before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat

SYNONYMS FOR hive

4 hub, center.

OTHER WORDS FROM hive

hive·less, adjective hive·like, adjective hiv·er, noun

Words nearby hive

hittitology, hitzig, hiv, hiv positive, hiva oa, hive, hive bee, hive dross, hive mind, hive off, hives

British Dictionary definitions for hive off (1 of 2)

hive off

verb (adverb)

to transfer or be transferred from a larger group or unit

(usually tr) to transfer (profitable activities of a nationalized industry) back to private ownership

British Dictionary definitions for hive off (2 of 2)

hive

/ (haɪv) /

noun

a structure in which social bees live and rear their young

a colony of social bees

a place showing signs of great industry (esp in the phrase a hive of activity)

a teeming crowd; multitude

an object in the form of a hive

verb

to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive

to live or cause to live in or as if in a hive

(tr) (of bees) to store (honey, pollen, etc) in the hive

(tr; often foll by up or away) to store, esp for future use he used to hive away a small sum every week

Derived forms of hive

hivelike, adjective

Word Origin for hive

Old English hӯf; related to Westphalian hüwe, Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa barrel, Greek kupē, Sanskrit kūpa cave

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hive

noun

verb (used with object), hived, hiv·ing.

verb (used without object), hived, hiv·ing.

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Origin of hive

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OTHER WORDS FROM hive

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British Dictionary definitions for hive off (1 of 2)

verb (adverb)

British Dictionary definitions for hive off (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of hive

Word Origin for hive

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hive

noun

verb (used with object), hived, hiv·ing.

verb (used without object), hived, hiv·ing.

Verb Phrases

Origin of hive

SYNONYMS FOR hive

OTHER WORDS FROM hive

Words nearby hive

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noun

verb

Derived forms of hive

Word Origin for hive

British Dictionary definitions for hive off (1 of 2)