sardine
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 (sär′din, -dīn′)
noun
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.
