| NOUN | group | hive | a teeming / teeming multitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | hive, beehive | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees | |
| object | hive, beehive | a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees | |
| VERB | possession | hive | store, like bees |
| motion | hive | move together in a hive / hive or as if in a hive / hive | |
| contact | hive | gather into a hive |
| Sounds | hhay'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv... | |
| Meaning | A teeming / teeming multitude. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | multitude, throng, concourse | A large gathering of people |
| Spanish | colmena | |
| Meaning | A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | beehive | |
| Part of | apiary, bee house | A shed containing a number of beehives |
| Narrower | skep | A domed beehive made of twisted straw |
| Broader | receptacle | A container that is used to put or keep things in |
| Spanish | colmena de abejas, colmena, panal | |
| Catalan | arna, buc, casera, rusc | |
| Verbs | hive | store, like bees |
| Meaning | A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree. | |
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| Synonym | beehive | |
| Parts | honeycomb | A structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae |
| Broader | nest | A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young |
| Spanish | colmena, panal | |
| Catalan | arna, buc, casera, rusc | |
| Meaning | store, like bees. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away | Keep or lay aside for future use |
| See also | hive away | keep or lay aside for future use |
| hive up | save up as for future use | |
| Nouns | hive | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees |
| Meaning | Move together in a hive / hive or as if in a hive / hive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather | Collect in one place |
| Meaning | Gather into a hive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The beekeeper hived the swarm" | |
| Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
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