{ "hive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a container for housing honeybees":[], ": the usually aboveground nest of bees":[], ": a colony of bees":[], ": a place swarming with activity":[], ": to enter and take possession of a hive":[], ": to reside in close association":[], ": to collect into a hive":[], ": to store up in or as if in a hive":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8h\u012bv" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "There\u2019s a buzz of fertility, like bees on a hive , linked through cellular multiplication and blood. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022", "Third-place finisher Saar Safra, of Israel, cofounder and CEO of Beewise, who created an autonomous, solar-powered hive that monitors bees, assesses their needs and applies treatments without human intervention, received $50,000. \u2014 Forbes , 13 May 2022", "Most often the series comes alive in its messier, noisier, incidental details: the stuff in Jake\u2019s little room above an eatery; the busy hive of the newspaper office; stores and restaurants and street life. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "This hive of ingenuity has lit a fire inside Belinskiy. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022", "The marauders -- sometimes described as murder hornets -- can decimate a hive in hours. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022", "Amenities are communal, but the hive does come with an electrical outlet and light in the shelter. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022", "Collins recently removed a hive from under a golf cart seat in Davie. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Jan. 2022", "Frames, heavy with precious honey and alive with the churning bodies of its tiny artisan makers, slide free from the hive and Klepps points out a gentle bump amid the vibrating mass of insects. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English h\u0233f ; perhaps akin to Old Norse h\u016bfr ship's hull, Latin c\u016bpa tub, Sanskrit k\u016bpa cave":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213200" }, "hive off":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to break away from or as if from a group : become separate":[], ": to make separate: such as":[], ": to remove from a group":[ "hive off the rookies for special training" ], ": to assign (assets, responsibilities, etc.) to another":[], ": spin off":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The quarter was the first full one under new Chief Executive Peter Zaffino, and comes as the company is preparing to hive off its big life-insurance and retirement unit into a self-standing company. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 5 Aug. 2021", "All this might suggest the White House double down on infrastructure talks, an attempt to hive off $1 trillion or so of its ambitions in a bipartisan bill. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 3 June 2021", "The move to hive off the products into a company called Organon & Co. will allow Merck to focus on faster-growing cancer drugs, vaccines and animal-health items, Mr. Frazier said in February 2020 when the plan was first announced. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2021", "The battle over the future of TikTok\u2014the fast-growing short-form video app\u2014is continuing this week as ByteDance Ltd., tech giant Microsoft Corp., and the Trump administration discuss outlines of a deal that could hive off TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations. \u2014 Bowdeya Tweh, WSJ , 4 Aug. 2020", "Other drugmakers in recent years have hived off lower-margin segments to recapture heady sales growth from cancer drugs and others. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2020", "Uber, which is trading well below the price at its initial public offering, seeks to hive off money-losing businesses to achieve its goal of being profitable -- before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization -- by 2021. \u2014 Edwin Chan, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020", "Executives hope cutting 18,000 jobs, hiving off \u20ac288 billion in assets into a bad bank for winding down, and withdrawal from international investment banking will save the German lender. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 July 2019", "Zulus would be hived off to KawZulu, Tswana people to Bophuthatswana, Xhosa to Ciskei or the Transkei and so on. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 5 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1856, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214555" }, "HIV-2":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2 ) that causes AIDS especially in western Africa, is closely related in structure to SIV of monkeys, and is less virulent than HIV-1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u0101ch-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8v\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc", "-\u02c8t\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1986, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231300" }, "hiver":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that hives":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8h\u012bv\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001247" }, "HIV":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": either of two retroviruses that infect and destroy helper T cells of the immune system causing the marked reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS":[ "\u2014 compare hiv-1 , hiv-2" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u0101ch-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8v\u0113", "\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccch\u012b-\u02c8v\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The patient is HIV positive ." ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1986, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004811" }, "hiv-2":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2 ) that causes AIDS especially in western Africa, is closely related in structure to SIV of monkeys, and is less virulent than HIV-1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u0101ch-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8v\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc", "-\u02c8t\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1986, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022550" }, "hives":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": an allergic disorder marked by raised edematous patches of skin or mucous membrane and usually intense itching and caused by contact with a specific precipitating factor (such as a food, drug, or inhalant) either externally or internally":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8h\u012bvz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mild reactions may include a slight bump to swelling; Severe reactions may large area of swelling, hives or even a low-grade fever. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022", "Start by looking up local ordinances regarding hives . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022", "Some people have complex skin reactions, including hives and blisters, or allergic responses. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022", "The island's main source of income seems to be honey, which is produced in hives that are laid out in a maze-like pattern that Cage runs through in desperation. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022", "These meds quell the histamine response in hives from solar urticaria, but also the reaction in PMLE. \u2014 \u200bjessica Migala, SELF , 9 May 2022", "In fact, tens of thousands of bees live in hives installed in 2018 just across the street from the airport on Delta\u2019s corporate campus. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 6 May 2022", "Even a wool sweater can make some people break out in hives . \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022", "The thousands of bees, housed in 60 hives , were placed in front of the presidential palace. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050708" }, "HIV-1":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 ) that is the most prevalent HIV":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cc\u0101ch-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8v\u0113-\u02c8w\u0259n", "\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccch\u012b-\u02ccv\u0113-\u02c8w\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1986, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104207" }, "hive syrup":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": compound syrup of squill formerly employed as an emetic in croup and as an expectorant":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120129" }, "hive tool":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a blunt metal chisel that has the end opposite the blade bent at right angles to the shaft and is used by beekeepers to separate supers and to scrape way propolis from parts of the hive":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124054" }, "hive bee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a domestic honeybee":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200952" }, "hive body":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the brood chamber of a hive":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000903" } }