Synonyms for
onion
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
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No Synonyms Found for Onion

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All Definitions for Onion

Below are all the dictionary definitions of onion:

1A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
2The bulb of such a plant.
3Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa.
4Of a drug, an ounce.
5Soy, particularly when used in compound words related to the soy boy stereotype.
6A ball.
7A watch-seal.
8An inhabitant of Bermuda
9A Bermudian.
10Alternative letter-case form of Onion (“an inhabitant of Bermuda
11A Bermudian”). [(Bermuda, slang) An inhabitant of Bermuda
12A Bermudian.]

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Common synonyms for onion. These words share similar meanings and can often be used interchangeably depending on context.

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About synonyms for onion

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