practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
onion yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants |
onion thrips onion louse Thrips tobaci | injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
fret Greek fret Greek key key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
onion dome | a dome that is shaped like a bulb, characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture |
willowware willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
blueprint design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form shape pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
radiation pattern radiation diagram pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm rhythmic pattern prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
onion bread | bread containing finely minced onions |
onion roll | yeastaised roll flavored with onion |
onion bagel | bagel flavored with onion |
onion | an aromatic flavorful vegetable |
Bermuda onion | mild flat onion grown in warm areas |
green onion spring onion scallion | a young onion before the bulb has enlarged, eaten in salads |
Vidalia onion | sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia |
Spanish onion | large mild and succulent onion, often eaten raw |
purple onion red onion | flat mild onion having purplish tunics, used as garnish on hamburgers and salads |
onion salt | ground dried onion and salt |
Soubise white onion sauce | veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream |
Lyonnaise sauce brown onion sauce | brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar |
onion butter | butter blended with minced onion |
traffic pattern approach pattern pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
wild onion | any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild |
Hooker's onion Allium acuminatum | a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk, British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado |
onion onion plant Allium cepa | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb |
onion | the bulb of an onion plant |
shallot eschalot multiplier onion Allium cepa aggregatum Allium ascalonicum | type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning |
tree onion Egyptian onion top onion Allium cepa viviparum | type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions, having bulbils that replace the flowers |
nodding onion nodding wild onion lady's leek Allium cernuum | widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers |
Welsh onion Japanese leek Allium fistulosum | Asiatic onion with slender bulbs, used as early green onions |
red-skinned onion Allium haematochiton | onion with white to deep red tunic, California |
daffodil garlic flowering onion Naples garlic Allium neopolitanum | European onion with white flowers |
climbing onion Bowiea volubilis | much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs |
spring squill Scilla verna sea onion | European scilla with small blue or purple flowers |
sea squill sea onion squill Urginea maritima | having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties |
onion mildew Peronospora destructor | fungus causing a downy mildew on onions |
onion stem Lepiota cepaestipes | a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base |
onion smut Urocystis cepulae | smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions, especially destructive to seedlings |
holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |