ALL meanings of ginger
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G g - noun ginger A hot fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant. It is chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied. 1
- noun ginger a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina. 1
- verb with object ginger to treat or flavor with ginger. 1
- verb with object ginger Informal. to impart piquancy or spirit to; enliven (usually followed by up): to ginger up a talk with a few jokes. 1
- adjective ginger flavored or made with ginger. 1
- noun ginger root eaten as a spice 1
- noun ginger plant 1
- noun ginger person with bright auburn hair 1
- adjective ginger person: with bright auburn hair 1
- noun ginger hair colour: bright auburn 1
- adjective ginger hair: bright auburn 1
- adjective ginger fur: orange 1
- adjective ginger flavor 1
- adjective ginger cat: orange 1
- adjective ginger yellowish brown 1
- noun Definition of ginger in Technology A simple functional language from the University of Warwick with parallel constructs. 1
- noun ginger The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. 0
- noun ginger The plant that produces this rhizome. 0
- noun ginger Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber. 0
- noun ginger A reddish-brown colour/color. 0
- noun ginger (Colloquial) (often derogatory) NC A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead. 0
- noun ginger (Colloquial) NU vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character). 0
- noun ginger (Britain, Cockney rhyming slang) a homosexual. 0
- verb ginger To add ginger to. 0
- verb ginger To enliven, to spice (up). 0
- verb ginger To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion. 0
- verb ginger (Nigeria) To inspire, give (someone) a bit of a boost. 0
- verb ginger To move gingerly. 0
- adjective ginger (of hair) Of a reddish-brown colour. 0
- adjective ginger Flavoured with ginger. 0
- adjective ginger (Britain, Cockney rhyming slang) homosexual. 0
- uncountable noun ginger Ginger is the root of a plant that is used to flavour food. It has a sweet spicy flavour and is often sold in powdered form. 0
- colour ginger Ginger is used to describe things that are orangey-brown in colour. 0
- noun ginger any of several zingiberaceous plants of the genus Zingiber, esp Z. officinale of the East Indies, cultivated throughout the tropics for its spicy hot-tasting underground stem 0
- noun ginger the underground stem of this plant, which is used fresh or powdered as a flavouring or crystallized as a sweetmeat 0
- noun ginger any of certain related plants 0
- noun ginger a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour 0
- noun ginger (as adjective) 0
- noun ginger liveliness; vigour 0
- noun ginger a person with ginger hair 0
- verb ginger to add the spice ginger to (a dish) 0
- noun ginger a feminine name 0
- adjective ginger designating a family (Zingiberaceae, order Zingiberales) of aromatic, monocotyledonous tropical plants, including galangal 0
- noun ginger an Asiatic herb (Zingiber officinale) of the ginger family, widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic rhizome, used as a spice or perfume and in medicine 0
- noun ginger the rhizome, or the spice made from it 0
- noun ginger a sandy or reddish-brown color 0
- noun ginger vigor; spirit 0
- verb transitive ginger to flavor with ginger 0
- verb transitive ginger to invigorate; enliven 0