hive 
hive (hīv)
noun
- a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive
- a colony of bees living in a hive; swarm
- a crowd of busy, very active people
- a place where many people are busy or actively engaged
Etymology: ME hyfe < OE, akin to ON hūfr, ship's hull < IE *keup- (< base *keu-, to bend, curve) > L cupa, a tub
transitive verb hived, hiv′·ing
- to put or gather (bees) into a hive
- to store up (honey) in a hive
- to store up for future use; garner
intransitive verb
- to enter a hive
- to live together in or as in a hive
hive off
- to depart from a group
- to separate from the whole hived off the first graders to another playground
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.
In youth, before I waxe' d old, The blind boy,Venus' baby, For want of cunning made me bold, In bitter hive to grope for honey.
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings.
And the gods are absent and the men are stillö Noli me tangere, my soul is forfeit. Some are now happy in the hive of home, Thigh over thigh and a light in the night nursery, And some are hungry under the starry dome And some sit turning handles.
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