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hive of industry

hive of industry noun: synonym of hive of activity.

Noun

hive of industry (plural hives of industry)

  1. Synonym of hive of activity.
    • Algiers terminus has three platforms and a rather deserted air. [...] The docks, however, were a veritable hive of industry, and six old G.W.R. engines were helping with the shunting.1944 January and February, Major J. C. F. Lloyd Williamson, “Ambulance Trains in Algeria and Tunisia”, in Railway Magazine, page 5

Synonyms of hive of industry

Forms of hive of industry

pluralhives of industry

Questions about hive of industry

What does hive of industry mean?
Hive of industry means synonym of hive of activity.
What part of speech is hive of industry?
Hive of industry is a noun.
What is the plural of hive of industry?
The plural of hive of industry is hives of industry.

Words near hive of industry in the dictionary

  1. hive mind
  2. hive minds
  3. hive nest
  4. hive nests
  5. hive of activity
  6. hive of industry
  7. hive off
  8. hive tool
  9. hive tools
  10. hive up
  11. hive-minded

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