(n.) The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.
(n.) A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.
(n.) Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound.
(n.) To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.
(n.) To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.
(n.) To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with.
(n.) To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
(v. i.) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
(v. i.) To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
Example Sentences:
(1) 7.46am BST Thanks for all the comments on the blog this week - terrific how you are chiming in.
(2) They need tents very badly,” said Kempo Chimed Tsering.
(3) But one reason is that they chime with those of a powerful section of the political and security establishment.
(4) Because her achievements chime with bigger narratives.
(5) The software is very new.” The car will chime to remind drivers to put their hands back on the wheel, but that hasn’t stopped people experimenting – with hair-raising effects.
(6) Martin pantomimes the motion, holing up his fingers dramatically, and Malhotra chimes in with a “ding!” when the phantom bullet falls.
(7) Clegg's words chime with a strategy of highlighting differences with the Tories as the election approaches.
(8) Many of the causes backed by the brothers clearly chime with their own self-interests.
(9) He also said it was up to politicians to dismiss the 'lightweight sloganeering of PR men', an apparent reference to the way in which cabinet ministers are asked to chime in with the government over its implementation of a long-term economic plan.
(10) Two thirds of the 415 million people around the world who have type 2 diabetes live in cities That chimes with an important study published by Toronto Public Health, which looked into the increasing incidence of mental health problems and suicides in the city’s population.
(11) The government’s upcoming National Innovation Plan needs to address this vital issue.” Month-on-month figures showed a slight improvement in activity, chiming with official data that shows a recent upturn in manufacturing output.
(12) This is a very big project for me and my family.” But his reflections on what he has seen so far chime with Bravo’s concern about an absence of Darwinism in Qatari football.
(13) She is intrigued by the way houses either chime with you or don't.
(14) I am very happy to have this particular candidate chime in, I really am,” he said.
(15) The dip from 48,300 in July to 47,400 last month was the fourth fall in a row and chimed with other recent evidence that demand for property has weakened since the start of 2010.
(16) If any of this chimes with your general view of what's wrong with the world, it's fair to say that you'd like her.
(17) The allegations are potentially damaging because they appear, superficially at least, to chime with previous claims about Mrs Netanyahu's temper and concern with cleanliness.
(18) The negative outlook chimes with other surveys that reveal a dramatic slump in sentiment since the summer.
(19) Fellow goalkeeper Tim Howard chimed in after the first US practice on the field to note that the grass comes in trays and that it “kind of jells together” to create “spots on the field that may tear up easily.” Clint Dempsey was fairly sanguine though — noting that while the ball may not bounce as much on this surface, that with the field being watered well “the ball will be moving quickly —which is important — and rolling true.” Let’s hope that the turf becomes a footnote in the game.
(20) If you were in New York – and this chimes well with what I remember from my own youth in the city – the average worker thought it was a pain in the neck to live in this fairly dangerous city.
Chive
Definition:
(n.) A filament of a stamen.
(n.) A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) parsley, chives, thyme, fennel or another herb for the parsley.
(2) Its gutsy flavour means tarragon goes well with other strong ingredients in a ravigote sauce: chop lots of tarragon, chives, chervil, parsley and watercress, and mix them with some chopped anchovies, capers and cornichons, then stir in some olive oil, a tiny splash of tarragon vinegar, a little lemon juice and a dab of Dijon mustard.
(3) Green leaves of leek and chive mainly contain kaempferol glycosides, with mono- and di-glycosides dominating in leek and di- and tri-glycosides in chive.
(4) Serves 4 4 oranges, 3 segmented with juice reserved, 1 zested and juiced 100ml olive oil, plus 2 tbsp for roasting 8 tinned anchovy fillets plus 1 tbsp of oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and ground ½ tbsp sherry vinegar 2 heads of fennel, trimmed, cored and cut into quarters lengthways 2 heads of radicchio, cut in half lengthways, cores removed and each half cut into sixths 480g orecchiette pasta A small bunch of chives, chopped 40g parmesan, grated 1 Put a large pan of salted water on to boil.
(5) An improved method has been developed for the extraction of light filth from whole, cracked, or flaked spices (basil, bay leaves, clery leaves, chervil, chives, dill weed, mint flakes, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, and vegetable flakes) and from ground spices (cloves, cumin, marjoram, mustard seed, oregano, sage, and thyme).
(6) Kaempferol-3-beta-D-glucoside and kaempferol-3-xylosyl-beta-D-glucoside were isolated from leek and the 3-beta-D-glucosides of kaempferol, quercetin and isorhamnetin as by-glycosides from chive.
(7) 2 To serve, crumble the goat's cheese over the top, followed by the chives mixed in the rapeseed oil.
(8) Serves 1-2 150g cabbage, finely shredded 80g leeks, well washed and chopped 130g wholemeal flour A pinch or two of sea salt 2 eggs, beaten 1 tbsp olive oil Toasted flaked almond and chives, to finish 1 Combine the cabbage, leeks, flour, and salt in a bowl.
(9) Sam Harris is chef patron of Zucca, London SE1; zuccalondon.com Henry Harris’s fourme d’ambert, crouton and chive omelette Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romas Foord for the Observer Photograph: Romas Foord for the Observer One of the fastest of dishes.
(10) However, only a few of these are important as food plants, notably onion, garlic, chive, leek, and rakkyo.
(11) Since this column started, you've probably spent a tenner or more on sachets of tired and wilting tarragon or chives.
(12) While basil, parsley, coriander and dill must be sown from seed every year or two, or bought time and again as immature specimens, perennials like rosemary, thyme, chives, sage, mint, bay, oregano and tarragon should last at least three or four years.
(13) With a toddler in tow, après ski for me meant a quick beer then a swim at our hotel – the Lechtaler Hof, smallest and sweetest of Warth’s handful of family-owned hotels – followed by fantastic five-course dinners that might include fragrant dumpling-and-wild-chive soup, roast lamb and divine fruit tarts.
(14) Soft herbs are the obvious choice (parsley, chives, or mint), but sage finely sliced and fried until crisp with the prosciutto is good.
(15) A swirl of noodles slicked with oil and studded with shredded chicken, the aroma of ginger and garlic, a few wilting chives placed on the plate as a final flourish.
(16) Serves 4 50g butter 1 kg banana shallots, finely diced ½ garlic clove, finely diced 2 leeks, diced and washed 2 large potatoes, peeled and ½cm diced 500ml vegetable stock 200ml double cream 100g creme fraiche 40g parmesan, grated A squeeze of lemon juice 150g goat's cheese 1 tbsp finely chopped chives 4 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil 1 On a medium heat, melt the butter and gently cook the shallots and garlic until soft.
(17) Stir in some finely chopped herbs – chives, tarragon, or parsley will all be good choices.
(18) Herb ricotta cakes Makes 6 For the batter: eggs 3 ricotta 250g plain flour 50g butter 30g, melted chives, chervil, parsley a small handful of each For the topping: avocados 2 medium lemon juice of 1 olive oil ricotta 6 tbsp sprouted seeds 6 large pinches Make the topping.
(19) Toss everything together, add the chives, mix well and serve.
(20) Stir in the chives and season with salt, pepper and a drop of tabasco.