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onion

/ˈʌnj(ə)n/

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What does onion mean?

noun

  1. A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  2. The bulb of such a plant.
  3. Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. (slang) Of a drug, an ounce.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Onion (“an inhabitant of Bermuda; a Bermudian”).
  3. (slang) Soy, particularly when used in compound words related to the soy boy stereotype.
  4. Ellipsis of flaming onion; anti-aircraft fire.
  5. (slang) An inhabitant of Bermuda; a Bermudian.
  6. (obsolete, slang) A ball.
  7. (obsolete, slang) A watch-seal.

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But he studied it over, and then said Jim would have to worry along the best he could with an onion.
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
“Very clear,” said the Abderites, and thought they understood the philosopher because they knew perfectly well what an onion looked like.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
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Fry half an onion slightly in butter, and as soon as it is coloured add a puree of two big cooked tomatoes.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930
Does the growing of onion seed exhaust adobe land, and if so, how many years' cropping before it requires rest or fertilizing?
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
We will next speak of the ONION, because it is so hardy that the earlier it is planted in spring the better.
Edward Payson RoeThe Home AcreProject Gutenberg ebook #5418