B2nounnaturescience
US/haɪv/
UK/haɪv/
a box or structure where bees live and make honey
In context
The farmer keeps ten hives at the edge of his orchard.
Thousands of bees returned to the hive before the storm arrived.
The whole office was a hive of activity on the day of the product launch.
Words that go with hive
verb + noun
- build a hiveBees build a hive in a hollow tree.
- leave the hiveWorker bees leave the hive to look for flowers.
noun + preposition
- a hive of activityThe airport was a hive of activity before the holiday.
- hive of beesA hive of bees can produce a lot of honey.
adjective + noun
- wild hiveA wild hive in the old wall produced a lot of honey.
- empty hiveAn empty hive means the colony has died or moved.