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   one-humped
         adj 1: having one hump; "a one-humped camel" [syn: {one-humped},
                  {single-humped}]

English Dictionary: one-humped by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onion bagel
n
  1. bagel flavored with onion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onion bread
n
  1. bread containing finely minced onions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onion butter
n
  1. butter blended with minced onion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onion plant
n
  1. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
    Synonym(s): onion, onion plant, Allium cepa
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Om \[d8]Om\, interj. & n. [Also {Aum}, {Um}.] [Skr. [d3]m.]
      A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists
      in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation
      of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol
      of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma.
  
      {Om mani padme hun}, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of
            the Lamaists) translated [bd]O, the Jewel in the Lotus,
            Amen,[b8] and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly
            represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Average \Av"er*age\, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr.
      OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop.
      infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[82]rage
      small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage
      to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perh. the
      service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for
      carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in
      proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf.
      {Aver}, n., {Avercorn}, {Averpenny}.]
      1. (OLd Eng. Law) That service which a tenant owed his lord,
            to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the
            carriage of wheat, turf, etc.
  
      2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.)
            (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.]
            (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for
                  freight of goods shipped.
            (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been
                  imposed upon one of several for the general benefit;
                  damage done by sea perils.
            (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss
                  or expense among all interested.
  
      {General average}, a contribution made, by all parties
            concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by
            the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the
            parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called
            general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of
            ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the
            sacrifice. --Kent.
  
      {Particular average} signifies the damage or partial loss
            happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in
            consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident;
            and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles
            damaged, or by their insurers.
  
      {Petty averages} are sundry small charges, which occur
            regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in
            the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common
            pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some
            cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by
            the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of
            lading, [bd]primage and average accustomed,[b8] average
            means a kind of composition established by usage for such
            charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.
            --Arnould. --Abbott. --Phillips.
  
      3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of
            unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if
            A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the
            average 10.
  
      4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a
            comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual
            size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. [bd]The average of
            sensations.[b8] --Paley.
  
      5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the
            several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.
  
      {On an average}, taking the mean of unequal numbers or
            quantities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a
      single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.)
      A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having
      a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its
      bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is
      often extended to other species of the genus.
  
      {Onion fish} (Zo[94]l.), the grenadier.
  
      {Onion fly} (Zo[94]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds
            upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and
            {Ortalis flexa}.
  
      {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}.
  
      {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
            genus {Allium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine fish of the genus {Macrurus}, in
            which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly
            inhabit the deep sea; -- called also {onion fish}, and
            {rat-tail fish}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak
            ({Pyromelana orix}), having the back red and the lower
            parts black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a
      single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.)
      A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having
      a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its
      bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is
      often extended to other species of the genus.
  
      {Onion fish} (Zo[94]l.), the grenadier.
  
      {Onion fly} (Zo[94]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds
            upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and
            {Ortalis flexa}.
  
      {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}.
  
      {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
            genus {Allium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine fish of the genus {Macrurus}, in
            which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly
            inhabit the deep sea; -- called also {onion fish}, and
            {rat-tail fish}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak
            ({Pyromelana orix}), having the back red and the lower
            parts black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a
      single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.)
      A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having
      a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its
      bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is
      often extended to other species of the genus.
  
      {Onion fish} (Zo[94]l.), the grenadier.
  
      {Onion fly} (Zo[94]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds
            upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and
            {Ortalis flexa}.
  
      {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}.
  
      {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
            genus {Allium}.
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