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• Onion powder — is a spice used for seasoning in cooking. It is made from finely ground dehydrated onions, mainly the pungent varieties of bulb onions, which causes the powder to have a very strong smell.Onion powder comes in a few varieties: *White onion powder …   Wikipedia

• onion — [un′yən] n. [ME oynon < OFr oignon < L unio (gen. unionis), oneness, unity, also a kind of single onion: see UNION] 1. a plant (Allium cepa) of the lily family, having an edible bulb with a strong, sharp smell and taste 2. the bulb of this… …   English World dictionary

• onion — ► NOUN ▪ an edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. ● know one s onions Cf. ↑know one s onions DERIVATIVES oniony adjective. ORIGIN Old French oignon, from Latin unio …   English terms dictionary

• smell — 01. Something [smells] delicious. I wonder what s for supper. 02. Because of their excellent sense of [smell], dogs are often used in airports to look for things such as illegal drugs, or bombs. 03. The garbage [smells]. Someone needs to take it… …   Grammatical examples in English

• onion — [[t]ʌ̱njən[/t]] onions N VAR An onion is a small round vegetable with a brown skin that grows underground. It has many white layers on its inside which have a strong, sharp smell and taste. Will you chop an onion up for me?... It is made with… …   English dictionary

• onion — /ˈʌnjən / (say unyuhn) noun 1. a widely cultivated plant of the lily family Allium cepa, having an edible succulent bulb of pungent taste and smell. 2. the bulb. 3. any of the certain plants similar to the onion, as A. fistulosum (Welsh onion). 4 …  

• onion — noun 1》 an edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. 2》 the plant that produces the onion, with spherical heads of greenish white flowers. [Allium cepa.] Phrases know one s onions …   English new terms dictionary

• onion — on|ion S3 [ˈʌnjən] n [U and C] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: oignon, from Latin unio] a round white vegetable with a brown, red, or white skin and many layers. Onions have a strong taste and smell ▪ Chop the onions finely. ▪ red onions… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• smell of an oily rag — noun A very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money). We have found them in the remote corners of Asia Minor, sans souliers, sans culottes, often in rags, living on the smell of an oily rag or a raw onion, trying their best to… …   Wiktionary

• onion — noun (C, U) 1 a round white vegetable with a brown skin and many layers, that has a strong taste and smell 2 know your onions BrE informal to know a lot about something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• onion — [ˈʌnjən] noun [C] a round vegetable with thin dry skin, many layers inside, and a strong smell …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English