Definition of hive

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Hive (n.) A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees..

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Hive :: Hive (n.) The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
Archivist :: Archivist (n.) A keeper of archives or records.
Honeybee :: Honeybee (n.) Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or dr
Thrill :: Thrill (v. i.) To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame..
Gum :: Gum (n.) A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear..
Scopuliped :: Scopuliped (n.) Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and bumblebees..
Shivery :: Shivery (a.) Easily broken; brittle; shattery.
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A variety of blue slate.
Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..
Hut :: Hut (n.) A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure..
Archive :: Archive (n.) Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family..
Hive :: Hive (v. t.) To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees..
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) The act of shivering or trembling.
Hiveless :: Hiveless (a.) Destitute of a hive.
Swarm :: Swarm (n.) Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive..
Inhive :: Inhive (v. t.) To place in a hive; to hive.
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A thin slice; a shive.
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
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