Hive Synonyms

hīv
A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. beehive
  2. apiary
  3. swarm
  4. colony
  5. accumulate
  6. store
  7. vespiary
To bring together so as to increase in mass or number
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. collect
  2. accrue
  3. accumulate
  4. agglomerate
  5. aggregate
  6. amass
  7. cumulate
  8. garner
  9. gather
  10. pile up
  11. roll up

Hive Sentence Examples

  • The beekeeper opens the lower part of the hive and peers in.

  • We refer to the hive.

  • A beekeeper, seeing the bee collect pollen from flowers and carry it to the hive, says that it exists to gather honey.

  • The action of the bees themselves makes this point clear, for when the season of mating is past the drone is no longer needed, the providing of winter stores taking first place in the economy of the hive.

  • It would be difficult to imagine anything more exhilarating to a beginner in bee-keeping than the sight of his first hive in the act of swarming.

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