The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.]
   1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and
      habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden.
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   2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak.
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   3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
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            The hive of Roman liars.              --Tennyson.
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   Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee.
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