onion

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Synonyms: union, orion, anion, gonion, ronion, inion, nion, obion

Antonyms: union, orion, anion, gonion, ronion, inion, nion, obion

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q20875685}} A [[monocotyledonous]] plant ({{taxfmt|Allium cepa|species}}), allied to [[garlic]], used as vegetable and spice.
2. {{senseid|en|Q3406628}} The [[bulb]] of such a plant.
3. {{senseid|en|Q20875685 and any of various similar plants}} Any of various plants, mostly of the genus {{taxfmt|Allium|genus}}, that are [[more or less]] similar to {{taxfmt|Allium cepa|species}}.
4. {{lb|en|slang}} Of a [[drug]], an [[ounce]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|_|baseball|_|slang}} A [[ball]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|slang}} A [[watch-seal]].
7. {{alt case|en|Onion||an inhabitant of Bermuda; a Bermudian}}.
8. {{lb|en|4chan|slang}} [[soy|Soy]], {{n-g|particularly when used in compound words related to the [[soy boy]] stereotype}}.
9. {{ellipsis of|en|flaming onion}}; anti-aircraft fire.

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