ginger in English dictionary

  • ginger

    Meanings and definitions of "ginger"

    • 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.
    • The rhizome of this plant used as a spice either as it is or in dried powdered form.
    • A reddish-brown colour/color.
    • ginger colour:
    • (colloquial) (countable) A person with reddish-brown hair.
    • (used to describe hair) Of a reddish-brown colour.
    • flavoured with ginger.
    • (Cockney rhyming slang, derogatory) Queer (ie, homosexual) ( short for ginger beer, rhyming with queer).
    • To add ginger to.
    • To enliven.
    • To move gingerly.
    • adjective
      (of hair)
      Of a reddish-brown colour.
    • adjective
      sensitive, delicate
    • adjective
      (Britain, Cockney rhyming slang)
      Homosexual.
    • noun
      The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
    • noun
      The plant that produces this rhizome.
    • noun
      Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
    • noun
      A reddish-brown color.
    • noun
      (colloquial, often derogatory, countable)
      A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
    • noun
      (colloquial, uncountable)
      Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
    • noun
      (Britain, Cockney rhyming slang)
      A homosexual.
    • verb
      To add ginger to.
    • verb
      To enliven, to spice (up).
    • verb
      To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
    • verb
      ( Nigeria) To inspire, give (someone) a bit of a boost.
    • verb
      To move gingerly, very careful and cautious.
    • To season with ginger.
    • ginger (Zingiber officinale)
    • Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.
    • plant
    • spice
    • colour/color
    • person with reddish-brown hair
    • reddish-brown
    • flavor
    • adjective
      (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
    • noun
      dried ground gingerroot
    • noun
      liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
    • 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
    • verb
      add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

    Synonyms of "ginger" in English dictionary

    colorful, sprightliness, spice are the top synonyms of "ginger" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ginger

    • ginger ( countable and uncountable;  plural  gingers)
    • ginger ( comparative more ginger, superlative most ginger)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza ginger, lm  liczba mnoga gingers st. wyższy  stopień wyższy more ginger; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy most ginger
    • ginger ( third-person singular simple present gingers, present participle gingering, simple past and past participle gingered)
    • ginger (comparative more ginger, superlative most ginger)
    • ginger (not comparable)
    • ginger (countable and uncountable, plural gingers)
    • ginger (plural gingers)
    • ginger (third-person singular simple present gingers, present participle gingering, simple past and past participle gingered)
  • Ginger

    Meanings and definitions of "ginger"

    • A female given name.
    • a given name reserved for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
    • proper
      A female given name and nickname.
    • proper
      (rare)
      A male nickname.
    • proper
      A given name reserved for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
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