hive vs receptacle

hive and receptacle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hive	Yes	No	Yes	No
receptacle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receptacle is a hypernym of hive; that is, receptacle is a word with a broader meaning than hive:

hive (noun)	receptacle (noun)
a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees	a container that is used to put or keep things in
a teeming multitude	an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree	enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

hive (verb)	receptacle (verb)
gather into a hive
move together in a hive or as if in a hive
store, like bees