Word Type

Noun

The word "onion" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

garlic

Typical Location

market

Coordinate Terms

spring onion wild onion

Derived Terms

Altai onion Bangalore rose onion Bermuda onion Bristol onion Canada onion Cape poison onion Catawissa onion Chinese onion Egyptian onion French onion soup Hooker's onion (Allium acuminatum Japanese bunching onion Maori onion Naples onion Onion yellow dwarf virus Onionland Pacific mountain onion Pacific onion Siberian onion Spanish onion Turkestan onion Vidalia onion Wakegi onion Welsh onion angled onion autumn onion baby onion ball-head onion blooming onion bog onion brown onion bucky onion buckyonion bulb onion bulge in the onion bag bulge the onion bag bunching onion button onion cipolline onion climbing onion coast flatleaf onion cocktail onion common onion crow onion desert onion dry onion eat the onion flaming onion flowering onion garlion giant onion glass onion green onion gypsy onion is someone cutting onions jeweled onion know one's onions long green onion long onion long-root onion long-stamen onion multiplier onion nodding onion off one's onion one-leaf onion onion Johnny onion asphodel onion bag onion bamboo onion booty onion bottle onion bread onion couch onion dome onion downy mildew onion eelworm onion fish onion flute onion fly onion grass onion louse onion maggot onion mildew onion network onion paper onion powdery mildew onion red onion ring onion roll onion root twitch onion router onion routing onion scab onion seed onion service onion skin onion skinning onion smudge onion smut onion snow onion squash onion stick onion straw onion thrips onion twitch onion volcano onion weed onion-leafed asphodel onion-skinned onioned oniongrass) onionin A onionized onionless onionlike onionskin oniontini onionweed onionwood oniony oriental onion pearl onion peel back the onion peel the onion perennial onion pom-pom onion potato onion prairie onion purple onion quantum onion red onion red-skinned onion redskin onion salad onion scytheleaf onion sea onion serrated onion shore onion silverskin onion spring onion spunion swamp onion sweet onion table onion take out an onion tapertip onion top onion topset onion tree onion triploid onion twincrest onion walking onion white onion wild onion winter onion yard onion yellow onion

Etymologically Related To

ramsons

Context

baseball

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alliaceous plant bulb veg vegetable veggie

Instance Of

satire

Type Of (IsA)

alliaceous plant bulb lacrimator newspaper vegetable

Related Terms

chive scallion shallot

Related Terms

allium cepa apple aromatic ball bermuda bulb chive cry cry vegetable crying crying eyes eyes french french soup garlic layered layered aromatic layers lots lots layers monocotyledonous peeled peels related related garlic root root vegetable scallion shallot smelly smelly vegetable softball soup tears teary teary vegetable vegetable vegetable layered

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