1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
2
: a colony of bees
3
: a place swarming with activity
hived; hiving
1
of bees
: to enter and take possession of a hive
2
: to reside in close association
Examples of hive in a Sentence
Noun
The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.
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But a contingent of local beekeepers showed up on the scene to help recover and reset the hives.
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Poets toil as often-anonymous individuals building some greater nest, colony, or hive that might outlast us or end up squashed and swept away unceremoniously.
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The master beekeepers stopped working on the hives at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, per Komo News.
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Noun
Such symptoms may include: itchy mouth, swelling of the skin, especially lips and eyes, skin rash with hives, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, trouble breathing, coughing, asthma symptoms, light headedness, passing out and more.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
But a contingent of local beekeepers showed up on the scene to help recover and reset the hives.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Poets toil as often-anonymous individuals building some greater nest, colony, or hive that might outlast us or end up squashed and swept away unceremoniously.
—Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
The master beekeepers stopped working on the hives at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, per Komo News.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 31 May 2025
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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hive. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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hive
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
c
: a colony of bees
2
: a place swarming with busy occupants
hive
2 of 2 verb
hived; hiving
1
a
: to collect into a hive
hive bees
b
: to enter and take over a hive or nesting place
2
: to live or gather in close association
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