Analysis Complete

hive

/ hive /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a teeming multitude
Type of:
multitude throng concourse
verb Sense 2
gather into a hive
"The beekeeper hived the swarm"
Type of:
gather garner collect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
move together in a hive or as if in a hive
"The bee swarms are hiving"
Type of:
meet gather assemble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
store, like bees
"bees hive honey and pollen"
"He hived lots of information"
Type of:
store hive away lay in
Derived:
beehive
See also:
store hive away lay in put in salt away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
Type of:
receptacle
Kinds of:
skep
Has parts:
apiary bee house
noun Sense 6
a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
Type of:
nest
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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multitude throng concourse gather garner collect meet assemble store hive away lay in receptacle