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hive

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a structure where bees live, either built by people or made by the bees themselves :

Examples:

Bees naturally attack anything entering their hives.
2
a group of bees living together in a hive:

Examples:

The varroa mite is a tiny insect that infects bees and eventually kills whole hives.
3
a condition in which a person's skin develops red raised areas:

Examples:

break out in hives She broke out in hives after eating strawberries.
4
a place where bees live, esp. a beehive (= container), or the group of bees living there

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