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sardine¹ Definition

sar·dine (sär dēn)

noun pl. -·dines or -·dine

any of various small ocean fishes preserved in tightly packed cans for eating, as a pilchard

Etymology: ME sardeyne < MFr sardine < L sardina < sarda, kind of fish, prob. < Gr Sardō, Sardinia

sardine² Definition

sar·dine (särdin, -dīn′)

noun

sard

sardine Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • toast: I want a brain surgeon in here and so we have sardines on toast quite often.

Adjective modifier

  • grilled: And of course my three grilled sardines with a healthy wedge of lemon and side salad of crisp tho slightly tired salad vegetables.
  • tinned: For example: salmon and cucumber, tinned sardines or mackerel and salad.
  • canned: But all canned sardines and pilchards will contain omega 3, whether or not it says so on the can.
  • like: Cons: Coaches could be better, packed in like sardines, along with luggage.
  • fresh: Also watch out for weekly specials of fresh sardines - they are great value.

Converse of object

  • eat: Very easily upset, she is violently sick as a result of eating sardines on slices of rich cake.
  • include: Suggestions include sardines, pilchards, roast chicken, or one of the invalid diets available from vets.
  • think: They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly.
  • have: I want a brain surgeon in here and so we have sardines on toast quite often.
  • barbecue: The flavor of a barbecued sardine makes it a great starter.

Noun used with modifier

  • chocolate: A very realistic finish to the tin and chocolate sardines enclosed.

Preposition: in

  • tin: The down side was living like sardines in a tin on that space station.
  • sauce: Top toast with a small can of sardines in tomato sauce for lunch.

Modifies a noun

  • nectar: You smell like a skunk soaking in sardine nectar for a week.
  • tin: Whilst Goldie was on the main arena was rammed like a sardine tin.
  • can: For later scenes, the tailors of the Mellah came up trumps with suits of armor made from sardine cans.
  • stone: Whats more John says that God is like a " sardine stone.
  • egg: Similar patterns were observed in the numbers of sardine eggs sampled by conventional plankton net tows at be time-series Station L5 off Plymouth.
  • sandwich: I noticed he was wearing Ollie around his neck as he devoured his sardine sandwiches.

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