Ginger

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  • noun. A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical Southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.
  • noun. The rhizome of this plant, often dried and powdered and used as a spice.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.
  • noun. Wild ginger.
  • noun. A strong brown.
  • noun. Spirit and liveliness; vigor.
  • transitive verb. To spice with ginger.
  • transitive verb. To make lively.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Brittle; tender; delicate.
  • noun. In the West Indies, any one of several species belonging to the genera Costus and Alpinia (Renealmia of many authors).
  • To put some ‘ginger’ into (a person); shake up; revive.
  • noun. The rhizome, and also the light-yellow substance of the rhizome, of Zingiber officinale a reed-like perennial plant with annual leafy stems 3 or 4 feet high, and flowers in conical spikes borne on distinct leafless stems.
  • Made of or flavored with ginger.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber officinale.
  • noun. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
  • noun. See ginger beer, below.
  • noun. a mild beer impregnated with ginger.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.
  • noun. See Ginger ale (above).
  • noun. wine impregnated with ginger.
  • noun. an American herb (Asarum Canadense) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.
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  • noun. a homosexual.
  • adjective. homosexual.
  • verb. To move gingerly.
  • noun. Any plant of a genus (Zingiber, especially Zingiber officinale) of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian herbs of a family (Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) with pungent aromatic rhizomes used as a condiment and as a stimulant and acarminative.
  • noun. The rhizome of this plant used as a spice either as it is or in dried powdered form.
  • noun. A reddish-brown colour/color.
  • noun. A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
  • noun. vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character)
  • adjective. Of a reddish-brown colour.
  • adjective. flavoured with ginger.
  • verb. To add ginger to.
  • verb. To enliven, to spice (up).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. liveliness and energy
  • adjective. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
  • verb. add ginger to in order to add flavor
  • noun. dried ground gingerroot
  • noun. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  • noun. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
  • Word Usage
    "Take ginger bread for example: The real _ginger_ taste is there."
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    Form
    ginger up  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fringer  hinger  injure  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    allspice  cinnamon  cocoa  garlic  honey  
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