chive

Meanings

Plural: chives

Noun

• 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.

Synonyms

Allium schoenoprasum, carve, chef, chib, ching, chive, chives, cive, cut, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, incide, incise, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lacerate, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, race, run through, schnittlaugh, shank, share, shiv, slash, slive, snead, snick, snithe, spear, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk

Related Words

chism, chit, scallion, shallot, spring onion