chive
Plural: chives
Noun
- A small, onion-like herb used for seasoning.
- perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
- The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
- The spring onion; the green onion; the scallion.
- A piece cut off; sliver.
- The filament which supports the anther of a flower; stamen, especially of saffron.
- A knife.
- A file.
- A saw.
Verb
- To stab.
- To cut.
Examples
- Chive herb. (attributive use)
- He managed to sneak CHIVE onto a double-letter score, adding flavor to his points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English chive~cyve, from Old French chive~cive, from Latin cēpa (“onion”).
Synonyms
Allium schoenoprasum, chives, cive, schnittlaugh, carve, chef, chib, ching, chive, cut, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, incide, incise, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lacerate, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, race, run through, shank, share, shiv, slash, slive, snead, snick, snithe, spear, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk
Scrabble Score: 13
chive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary