chives

«chives» in Mova's school dictionary: A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (chives, plural; a chive is rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food. tree →

2) The plant that grows these leaves; it has round purple flowers. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking and gardening lessons pupils grow chives on a windowsill and snip them onto potatoes, eggs or soup. In science it is part of the onion family. It tells the reader about a fresh, oniony taste. Phrases: «chopped chives», «a bunch of chives», «sour cream and chives».

examples

• Sprinkle chopped chives on the baked potato. tree →
• We grew chives in a pot on the classroom windowsill. tree →
• Chives belong to the onion family. tree →
• Mum made scrambled eggs with chives. tree →
• The chives have pretty purple flowers in early summer. tree →
• Bees love the flowers of chives. tree →
• Use scissors to snip the chives. tree →
• In one grew some very fine chives or leeks; this was the kitchen garden. tree →

note

Usually plural: «chives are» (like «onions»). Say «chyves». Chives taste milder than onions or garlic. Do not confuse with «chiefs» or «knives».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chives» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.