Another word for hive

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Verb

To bring together so as to increase in mass or number

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Another word for hive

Noun

colony
A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country.
A territory thus settled.
A region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency.

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1. A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country.
2. A territory thus settled.
3. A region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency.
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swarm
A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:

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1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:
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apiary
A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey.

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1. A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey.
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