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onion

Definition

  • noun: a round vegetable that is usually white, yellow, or red and has a strong smell and taste
  • noun: a widely cultivated Asian herb ('Allium cepa') of the lily family with pungent edible bulbs

Examples

  • He is growing 'onions' in the garden this year.

  • The recipe calls for chopped 'onions'.

  • The recipe calls for chopped 'onion'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm Iooking at him. Keep the SWAT team standing by. If he's haIf as bad as they say, we'II have a fuII dance card. PickIe reIish? - Get in the car. - But I ordered onion rings. LANDFILL PARK What are you doing here? I wanted to make sure that you got together aII right. That's nice. (..)
    1994 The Mask