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Onions

[ uhn-yuhnz ]

noun

  1. Charles Tal·but [tawl, -b, uh, t, tal, -], 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.


Onions

/ ˈʌnjənz /

noun

  1. OnionsCharles Talbut18731965MEnglishLANGUAGE: lexicographer Charles Talbut. 1873–1965, English lexicographer; an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary


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On busier roads, elderly, scarved women sat by piles of potatoes and onions hoping forlornly for a sale.

The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.

Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions—on a sesame seed bun.

I actually will doll up the frozen White Castles with fresh onions and cheese.

He uses a spatula to flatten the onions and the meat together, creating a broad circular patty with an uneven edge.

The white and red roses have caused more eyes to water in England, than if we had planted the whole island with onions.

Henry worked steadily in the hot sun, completing row after row of carrots, parsnips, and onions.

The table was pretty good, too, with the exception of a few Dutch dishes, and a superfluity of onions.

The kolim-tree diffuses an excessively strong odour, similar to that of onions, indicating its site at some distance off.

Oh, how it makes a poor fellow's back ache, to stoop down and weed onions for half a day.

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