HIVE

hive. Hive, n. a case to keep bees in, swarm, company

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Hive (?), n. [[OE. hive, huve, AS. h�fe.]] 1. 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden.
2. 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak.
3. 3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
The hive of Roman liars. Tennyson. Hive bee (Zoöl.), the honeybee.