Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hive

3 senses of hive

Sense 1
hive -- (a teeming multitude)
       => multitude, throng, concourse -- (a large gathering of people)

Sense 2
beehive, hive -- (a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees)
       => receptacle -- (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

Sense 3
beehive, hive -- (a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree)
       => nest -- (a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hive

3 senses of hive

Sense 1
hive -- (store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information")
       => store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away -- (keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat")
          Phrasal Verb-> hive away#1; hive up#1

Sense 2
hive -- (move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving")
       => meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")

Sense 3
hive -- (gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm")
       => gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")