Hive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hive	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Hive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hive n a teeming multitude a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees Synonym(s): beehive, hive a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree Synonym(s): beehive, hive v store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information" move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving" gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hive \Hive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiving}.] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. 2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hive \Hive\, v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h[?]fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden. 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak. 3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. The hive of Roman liars. --Tennyson. {Hive bee} (Zo[94]l.), the honeybee.