Meaning of Hive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
2. An itchy, red, swollen area of the skin; singular or attributive form of hives.
3. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
4. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
5. A section of the registry.

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Examples

“First, for thy Bees a quiet Station find⟳, / And lodge 'em under Covert of the Wind: / For Winds, when homeward they return⟳, will drive⟳ / The loaded Carriers from their Ev'ning Hive.”

“When that the general is not like⟳ the hive, to whom the foragers shall all repair⟳, what honey is expected?”

“There the horde of Roman robbers mock at a barbarous adversary. / There the hive of Roman liars worship⟳ a gluttonous emperor-idiot.”

“Windows builds the registry from the five registry hives[…]”

“For devices built with hive-based registry implementation, the registry data are broken into three different hives — the boot hive, system hive, and user hive.”

“[…] if you are allergic to it, the skin produces a localized red, itchy reaction, a hive. The hive appears within minutes of the allergy skin test⟳ and lasts up to approximately 24 hours.”

“Most people will develop⟳ a small, itchy hive at the site of the sting⟳ that will subside in 30 to 60 minutes (sting⟳ may be accompanied by burning pain). Each ant inflicts seven to eight stings. Within 4 hours, a small blister will develop⟳ at the site.”

“Itchy, hive-like bumps turn⟳ into solid knotlike eruptions, which can last⟳ from a few days to several months.”

“[She had an] itchy hive reaction on her chest—it always seemed to happen⟳ when she talked to her mother.”

“[...] a bite⟳ or a hive, he wasn't sure which, but it was bloody itchy. It was probably a hive. He was very stressed.”

“A hard, burning button erupted on my forehead, an itchy hive. I wanted to scratch⟳ it, but refrained. It seemed to be traveling slowly from one side of my face⟳ to the other. I was sweating profusely.”

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