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noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Pathology.
any of various eruptive conditions of the skin, as the wheals of urticaria.
Origin:
1490–1500; orig. Scots; of obscure origin
1490–1500; orig. Scots; of obscure origin
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Hives
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
2.
the colony of bees inhabiting a hive.
3.
something resembling a beehive in structure or use.
4.
a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry.
5.
a swarming or teeming multitude.
verb (used with object)
6.
to gather into or cause to enter a hive.
7.
to shelter as in a hive.
8.
to store up in a hive.
9.
to store or lay away for future use or enjoyment.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase10.
(of bees) to enter a hive.
11.
to live together in or as in a hive.
12.
hive off, British. to become transferred from the main body of a commercial or industrial enterprise through the agency of new ownership.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat
before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat
Related forms
hive·less, adjective
hive·like, adjective
hiv·er, noun
Synonyms
4. hub, center.
4. hub, center.
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| hives (haɪvz) | |
| —n | |
| (functioning as singular or plural) pathol a nontechnical name for urticaria | |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
hive
O.E. hyf, from P.Gmc. *khufiz (cf. O.N. hufr "hull of a ship"), from PIE *keup- "round container, bowl" (cf. Skt. kupah "hollow, pit, cave," Gk. kypellon "cup," L. cupa "tub, cask, vat"). Figurative sense of "swarming, busy place" is from 1634.
EXPANDhives
c.1500 hyvis "itchy condition of the skin," origin unknown. Some writers connect it with heave because hives erupt out from the skin, but the phonetics of that are difficult to explain.
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Medical Dictionary
hives (hīvz)
pl.n.
See urticaria.
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Science Dictionary
hives  (hīvz) Pronunciation Key
A skin condition characterized by transient, itching welts, usually resulting from an allergic reaction. |
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