hive

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
2. 2
   The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
3. 3
   A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
4. 4
   A section of the registry.
5. 5
   An itchy, red, swollen area of the skin; singular or attributive form of hives.

Verb

1. 1
   To collect (bees) into a hive.
2. 2
   To store (something other than bees) in, or as if in, a hive.
3. 3
   To form a hive-like entity.
4. 4
   To take lodging or shelter together; to reside in a collective body.
5. 5
   Of insects: to enter or possess a hive.