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chives

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chives.

Editorial note

We also grow chives, beans, peppers, tomatoes and squash in a few medium sized pots and topsy turveys.

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Quick take

The leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chives.

Example sentences

1

We also grow chives, beans, peppers, tomatoes and squash in a few medium sized pots and topsy turveys.

2

Is there video online of any knife cutting off the ends of chives in mid-air?

3

A natural substance found in trace amounts in roasted garlic, onions, chives, etc.

4

The writer of the list struggled to remember the characters in ‘egg’ (鸡蛋), ‘shrimp’ (虾仁), and ‘chives’ (韭菜), and simply resorted to Pinyin.

5

You're not boiling pasta or cutting chives for the thousandth time.

6

If it's any consolation, looks like chives was hellbanned over it.

7

Lost all my garlic and chives this year to black aphids.

8

If you can get chives pre-mixed in, it's even better.

9

I rot them out, boil them alive into a soup, along with the goutweed, nettles, parsley and chives.

10

It's not about easier access to parsley and chives.

11

For people not familiar with this, you let them dry out a bit overnight, then cut them into thin strips and cook them with chicken stock and chives.

12

I can't imagine not eating a delicious roasted vegetable strudel with a balsamic vinegar reduction, or potatoes with crème fraîche and chives in puff pastry.

Quote examples

1

For instance, the game show contestant wrote the word "烹" with one extra stroke, while the writer of the shopping list writer gave up entirely on the characters for "egg" and "chives".

2

This gives me time to broil a steak, mix the green salad, and dress the baked potatoes with sour cream and chives." So, the children have fruit salad and carrot sticks, and in addition to potato, the adults have a green salad.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use chives in a sentence?

We also grow chives, beans, peppers, tomatoes and squash in a few medium sized pots and topsy turveys.

What does chives mean?

The leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.

What part of speech is chives?

chives is commonly used as noun.