Synonyms for chive

Most common

incise · snithe

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cut.

2. n. 1

   A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

Related words

Word family

chit

Phrases

garlic chive

Other spellings

chithe

Forms

Plural

chives → shivas, cives…

Past participle

chived
e.g. chived → incised, snithed, jabbed…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jab¹

4 letters

cive

5 letters

shiva²

6 letters

incise², snithe

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiva² = 2 syllables).