Hive in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "Hive"

    • A structure, which a swarm of honeybees inhabits or has inhabited.
    • The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
    • A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
    • (intransitive, entomology) To enter or possess a hive.
    • (intransitive) To form a hive-like entity.
    • (transitive) To collect into a hive.
    • (transitive) To store in a hive or similarly.
    • To store, like bees.
    • noun
      A structure for housing a swarm of honeybees.
    • noun
      The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
    • noun
      A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
    • noun
      (computing, Microsoft Windows)
      A section of the registry.
    • verb
      (intransitive, entomology)
      To enter or possess a hive.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To form a hive-like entity.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To collect into a hive.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To store in a hive or similarly.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
    • A file in which the system stores a portion of the registry (named for their resemblance to the cellular structure of a beehive). A hive is backed by a single file and a .log file, which are in either the systemroot\System32\Config folder or the systemroot\Profiles\username folder.
    • a box or basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
    • A teeming multitude.
    • To move together in a hive or as if in a hive.
    • To gather into a hive.
    • A box or receptable in which bees are kept for their honey.
    • A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.
    • noun
      a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
    • noun
      a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
    • noun
      a teeming multitude
    • verb
      gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
    • verb
      move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
    • verb
      store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"

    Synonyms of "Hive" in English dictionary

    foregather, garner, receptacle are the top synonyms of "Hive" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Hive

    • hive ( plural  hives)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza hive, lm  liczba mnoga hives
    • hive ( third-person singular simple present hives, present participle hiving, simple past and past participle hived)
    • hive (plural hives)
    • hive (third-person singular simple present hives, present participle hiving, simple past and past participle hived)
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