Used in a Sentence

chive

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chive.

Editorial note

It's similar to the chive, but extracts the things which I like the most about the chive (architecture, travel and girls) and focuses entirely on them.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chive gathered in one view.

noun

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

noun

A piece cut off; sliver.

noun

(thieves' cant) A knife.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chive.

Example sentences

1

It's similar to the chive, but extracts the things which I like the most about the chive (architecture, travel and girls) and focuses entirely on them.

2

Like the guy who runs The Chive or the guy who runs Fark.

3

Apt is a glorified tarball (ar-chive) with a manifest and shell scripts.

4

For Yii fans, there is a similar project called Chive [1].

5

More smart people are realizing if they live in a freedom-less dictatorship, being just a chive to be cut down, they are better to move.

6

He uses the Plenty of Fish app, the Chive app, etc.

7

Dollar cost averaging on a well-diversified portfolio and chive on.

8

Filet mignon, garlic-chive mashed potatoes, cheddar broccoli.

9

Well, I think salt and maybe some chive is also statthaft.

10

If I use the mySQL database/webclient that my webhost (bluehost) offers on cpanel, do you think I can install Chive at a later date and make the switch fairly seamlessly.

11

(Example: The Chive is pretty decent on iOS, and a bug-filled mess on Android) Again, I was really cheering for the S3, but honestly, ecosystem trumps innovation.

12

There's a bunch of tacky, gross, sexist stuff on the internet - actually a lot of it that even looks like this (naked news, etc.) To me it's just another piece of gendered content like The Chive that I wish wasn't so appealing, but I don't fully understand why we(people who care deeply about gender issues)'re supposed to be making a specific effort around this thing.

Quote examples

1

- if asked unprompted you probably wouldn't call the shades "Flame Scarlet", "Saffron", and "Chive", but Red, Yellow and Green.

2

I think it's pretty disingenuous to compare The Onion to the Chive and the Oatmeal, with which it has almost nothing in common, and say they're "going out with a whimper." 20 years ago, newspapers were how people got their news, so the Onion imitated it.

3

) > Followers of “Dave” on sites like Twitter and The Chive thought they were reading posts from a deaf young man suffering from cerebral palsy who had worked tirelessly to overcome his obstacles, all the while maintaining a positive outlook and relatably wry sense of humor.

Proper noun examples

1

Maybe I'll look now and then, like I'd look at something from Cracked, The Chive, The Oatmeal, or whatever.

2

Even beyond the (currently) illegal reposting, there are lots of rights aggregators who pay viral content creators, and re-sell their content to TV channels (Chive TV, anybody?).

3

Chive is excellent software, Yii fan or not.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chive in a sentence?

It's similar to the chive, but extracts the things which I like the most about the chive (architecture, travel and girls) and focuses entirely on them.

What does chive mean?

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

What part of speech is chive?

chive is commonly used as noun.