superhive
superhive noun: an empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
Noun
superhive (plural superhives)
- An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
Verb
superhive (third-person singular simple present superhives, present participle superhiving, simple past and past participle superhived)
- To add or to place a superhive atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
Synonyms of superhive
Antonyms
Forms of superhive
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | superhives |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | superhives |
| present participle | superhiving |
| past participle | superhived |
| past | superhived |
Origin of superhive
From super- + hive.
Questions about superhive
- What does superhive mean?
- Superhive means an empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
- What part of speech is superhive?
- Superhive can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of superhive?
- The plural of superhive is superhives.
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