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hives.

Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪvz/
  1. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

    plural · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, but frequently connected with heave, even if such a derivation is phonologically difficult.

noun/haɪvz/
  1. plural of hive

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

See hive

verb/haɪvz/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hive

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

See hive

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