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# chives

noun (chives, plural; a chive is rare)

«chives» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#m1)
2. The plant that grows these leaves; it has round purple flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x1)
- We grew chives in a pot on the classroom windowsill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x2)
- Chives belong to the onion family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x3)
- Mum made scrambled eggs with chives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x4)
- The chives have pretty purple flowers in early summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x5)
- Bees love the flowers of chives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x6)
- Use scissors to snip the chives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x7)
- In one grew some very fine chives or leeks; this was the kitchen garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/#x8)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chives» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chives» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chives.html) on Mova free.