Phrase Hound found 119 phrases and 24 compound words that contain onion. The most common are listed below. Open onion in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 119
- red onionA type of onion with reddish purplish skin.
- onion bootyLarge, attractive female buttocks.
- spring onionA species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.
- sea onionA sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
- onion ringA ring-shaped piece of onion formed from a way of cutting through the natural shell structure of the onion.
- onion domeAn onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
- yellow onionA dry onion with a strong flavor and papery yellowish skin.
- onion flyDelia antiqua, a cosmopolitan pest of crops, whose larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.
- onion grassSpecies of Melica, especially Melica bulbosa and Melica subulata.
- eat the onionTo unwittingly and erroneously interpret a work of satire as literal fact, particularly a piece published by The Onion.
- wild onionAny of a large number of noncultivated plants that smell similar to, or otherwise resemble, domesticated onions, especially in the genus Allium.
- French onion soupA soup made with onions and beef broth or beef stock, traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings.
- tree onionAllium × proliferum, a kind of hybrid onion with a cluster of bulblets where a normal onion would have flowers.
- ate the onionsimple past of eat the onion
- eating the onionpresent participle and gerund of eat the onion
- cocktail onionA pearl onion or other sweet onion seasoned and pickled in brine, used as a cocktail garnish.
- flaming onionA 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I.
- onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.
- Bermuda onionA variety of sweet onion grown on the island of Bermuda.
- brown onionyellow onion
- Canada onionA perennial plant, (Allium canadense), native to eastern North America.
- Chinese onionAn onion of species Allium chinense, endemic to China, introduced and now naturalized in other parts of east Asia and elsewhere.
- glass onionA large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy.
- green onionSynonym of spring onion: A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.
- onion JohnnyA Breton farmer and agricultural labourer on a bicycle who sells distinctive pink onions door to door in Great Britain.
Compound words 24
- onionyResembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
- onionskinA thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
- spunionA person who is spun out, most often as a result of excessive drug use.
- OnionlandThose portions of the Internet accessible via onion routing.
- buckyonionA concentric multishell fullerene structure.
- onionlessWithout onions.
- onionlikeResembling or characteristic of an onion, for example in shape, flavour, or layered structure.
- oniontiniA martini cocktail garnished with cocktail onions.
- onionweedAsphodelus fistulosus, an annual or short-lived perennial herb with a hollow stem and a large tuft of onion-like rounded hollow leaves.
- onionwoodSyzygium aliilignum