Plural of hive
regular plural
The plural of hive is hives.
Forms of hive
| Singular | hive /haɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hives /haɪvz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Hives in a sentence
- For devices built with hive-based registry implementation, the registry data are broken into three different hives — the boot hive, system hive, and user hive.2011, Samuel Phung, Professional Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0
- The beekeeper collected honey and beeswax from the hives.From the entry beeswax
- As a beekeeper (either vocationally or avocationally), there is certain equipment that you will want, such as a bee suit and some hives.From the entry vocationally
- Hives should be positioned, oriented and protected to avoid predators and ensure survival in the meliponary.2018 October 15, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for…. From the entry predator
- There also were wicker skeps or hives, and these were cloomed.1965, Murray Hoyt, The World of Bees. From the entry cloom
Meaning of hive
- noun A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
- noun The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
- noun A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
Questions about the plural of hive
- What is the plural of hive?
- The plural of hive is hives.
- Is hive countable?
- Hive is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hive (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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