hive
/haɪv/
noun
- A structure where bees live, either natural or made by humans.
- Bees were buzzing around the entrance of the hive.
- We built a wooden hive in the backyard to attract bees.
- The beekeeper checked the hive for honey.
- A place full of busy activity, especially with many people working or moving around.
- The office was a hive of activity before the big deadline.
- The newsroom is a hive of journalists typing and talking on phones.
- The market square became a hive of shoppers on Saturday morning.
verb
- To gather or store something, often for future use.
- The squirrels hive nuts in tree hollows during autumn.
- He hived his old books in boxes in the attic.
- She hived her savings in a special account for emergencies.
- To separate or set apart from a group.
- They hived the noisy machines into a separate room.
- The company hived its research division into an independent unit.
- The manager decided to hive the new team from the main office.