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  1. 1. n. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a teeming multitude Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. store, like bees Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. move together in a hive or as if in a hive Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. gather into a hive Source: wordnet

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