Converse of object

• itch: That is why dog and cat allergies usually cause signs associated with the skin and ears such as itching, hives and inflammation.

• bustle: Newlyn is a colorful and bustling hive of activity, as it is a working fishing village.

• become: Medieval Siege Weapons - Made to Order The whole area outside the castle became a noisy hive of activity.

Adjective modifier

• veritable: A typical " North Western " goods yard; a veritable hive of activity.

• empty: An empty hive in your apiary containing drawn comb will often attract a swarm - a bait hive.

• traditional: British Crafts - why traditional British hives are the bee's knees.

Modifies a noun

• beetle: The small hive beetle is not the only threat to British bees posed by Europe.

• entrance: Close hive entrances of dead colonies & remove asap to avoid robbing.

• mind: I wonder if the hive mind has heard the news.

• product: Now is the time to be thinking about the hive products you could enter.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• off: They've forced the Council to hive off Council Housing.

Preposition: of

• bee: Millions of hives of bees are kept all round the world for the sake of the honey they produce.

• activity: The place was a hive of activity in research.

• industry: Beyond the above busy hive of industry was the cavalry or horse barracks.

Noun used with modifier

• bee: Honey bee hives were placed here in spring 2003.

• registry: However, if you have System Restore running, then copies of the registry hives will be kept as part of each restore point.

• observation: We inspected Colins observation hive which was doing well with a clearly marked queen.

• frame: The number of frame hives fell to less than 500.

• bar: Well managed top bar hives can give good results.

• glass: The scientists watched the waggle dance occurring in a glass observation hive and identified recruits.