hives

Meanings

Noun

• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
• a teeming multitude
• a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
• a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
• Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
• plural of hive

Verb

• store, like bees
• move together in a hive or as if in a hive
• gather into a hive
• third-person singular simple present indicative of hive

Synonyms

beehive, hive, nettle rash, nettle-rash, urticaria, urtication