Synonyms for turnip
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tur-nip |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr nɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for turnip Other synonyms for the word turnip
Définition of turnip
Origin :- 1530s, turnepe, probably from turn (from its shape, as though turned on a lathe) + Middle English nepe "turnip," from Old English næp, from Latin napus "turnip." The modern form of the word emerged late 18c.
- As in tuber : noun vegetable
- As in clock : noun timekeeping device
- The meat is fried, with only the exception of when accompanied by "turnip greens."
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- If you wish to have them very mild, put in a turnip with them at the first boiling.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- To express the cubic content of a turnip, you must be all round it at once.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- The only way to get all round a turnip at once is to eat the turnip.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- To call a man a turnip may be playful, but is seldom respectful.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Take away that turnip sallet—I cain't git nothin' like I want it.'
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- The Government tried to squeeze more out of the turnip than was in it.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- Turnip and rape require at least three pounds of seed to the acre.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- Cowper ran in and out among the plunder, like a pointer in a turnip field.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- I thanked him heartily, and we went on to the "Pig and Turnip."
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
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