 ginger |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery | |
| Synonyms: | gingerroot | |
| Related terms: | flavorer common_ginger ginger_ale | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (food) dried ground gingerroot | |
| Synonyms: | powdered_ginger | |
| Related terms: | spice | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems | |
| Related terms: | herb lesser_galangal galangal common_ginger red_ginger shellflower Zingiber gingerol | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (food) add ginger to in order to add flavor | |
| Examples: | "ginger the soup" |
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| Related terms: | spice cooking | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color | |
| Synonyms: | gingery | |
| Examples: | "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes" "a ginger kitten" |
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| Related terms: | colored | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 428 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] liveliness and energy | |
| Synonyms: | peppiness moxie pep | |
| Examples: | "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" |
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| Related terms: | liveliness | |
| Similar spelling: |
gingery gingerol gingerly Gingerich ginger_up Gingras Gingrich ganger |
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