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Definition of hive noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hive

noun
 
/haɪv/
 
/haɪv/
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  1. (also beehive)
     [countable] a structure made for bees to live in
    • studying the life of bees in the hive
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1
  2. [countable] the bees living in a hiveTopics Insects, worms, etc.c1
  3. [countable, usually singular] a hive of activity/industry a place full of people who are busy
  4. hives
     [uncountable, plural]
    (also nettlerash [uncountable])
    (also (medical)urticaria [uncountable])
    red spots on the skin that itch (= make you want to rub your skin with your nails), caused by an allergic reaction, for example to certain foods
    5. Word OriginOld English hȳf, of Germanic origin.
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