Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chives

/t͡ʃaɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: chives
IPA: /t͡ʃaɪvz/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of chive

noun

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

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of chive

Inflected Forms

chive (attributive)

Synonyms

chive cive schnittlaugh allium schoenoprasum

Rhymes With

drives arrives wives knives survives derives dives ives hives strives fives thrives

Questions

How do you pronounce chives?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃaɪvz/.
What does chives mean?: plural of chive

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