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ginger
  1. The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
  2. The plant that produces this rhizome.
  3. Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
  4. A reddish-brown color.
  5. (derogatory) A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
  6. (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Firstly, you need to char your ginger, shallots, garlic and briefly roast the star anises, cinnamon stick, and cardamom.”
      “She kept her shoulder-length hair colored its original shade of ginger.”
      “It had a manner all its own, full of ginger and spice, of Western slang and hustle.”
gingerbread
  1. (food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
  2. (figuratively, obsolete) Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
  3. (architecture) A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Candycanes and smiling gingerbread men were printed all over the cotton loungewear.”
      “Our house sported gables and towers, gingerbread and scrollwork, stained-glass and leering wooden gargoyle bas-reliefs.”
      “Whether buying the spiced local gingerbread or scouting for the region's best amber, it's hard to resist picking something up.”
gingernut
  1. (Britain) A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea.
  2. (Britain, slang) A redhead; a ginger-haired person.
  3. Synonyms:
gingerade
gingersnap
  1. A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Snacks such as angel food cake and gingersnap cookies can satisfy your sweet tooth without adding fat to your diet.”
      “Didn't come forward for a gingersnap, didn't even notice the cookies I threw onto the trampled shit-strewn dirt.”
      “I wanted to give Nero a word to understand, so I gave him my favorite cookie, the gingersnap.”
gingerol
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric compounds responsible for the heat of ginger
  2. Examples:
    1. “Its main active ingredient is gingerol, which is thought to encourage blood flow and ease pain.”
      “Its main active ingredient is gingerol, a substance thought to encourage blood flow and ease pain.”
      “Ginger contains the antioxidant plant chemicals gingerol and zingerone, which studies have found could fight cancer and heart disease.”
gingerness
  1. The quality of being ginger or cautious.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I refuse to apologise for my gingerness, but I can tell that people think I should.”
      “Before the redhead posse wages carrot-topped war on me, I should say I don't think of gingerness as a bad thing.”
      “I realise that for many of you, my splendid gingerness is one of the few things you can count on in an ever-changing world.”
ging
  1. (obsolete) A company; troop; a gang.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Isolated negative incidents often prove very media-effective and dama ging to the entire system.”
      “I don't care wot you 'old with, ging, you got to chuck that sojer on the fire.”
      “That is my brother, who is hastening to ging Dschou in his rage.”
ging
  1. (informal) A redhead, a ginger-haired person
  2. Examples:
    1. “Isolated negative incidents often prove very media-effective and dama ging to the entire system.”
      “I don't care wot you 'old with, ging, you got to chuck that sojer on the fire.”
      “That is my brother, who is hastening to ging Dschou in his rage.”
gingerette
  1. (dated) A cordial made with ginger.
gingerliness
  1. A gingerly state or attitude
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He dresses after games with the gingerliness of a man defusing a bomb.”
      “But nonetheless you couldn't escape the general gingerliness of the show, the forced politeness of the proceedings.”
      “When it comes to gifts the bottom line is to exercise gingerliness, high esteem and fervency heedless of the item or its price.”
gingerbreads
gingerettes
  1. plural of gingerette
gingersnaps
gingernuts
gingerades
  1. plural of gingerade
gingerols
  1. plural of gingerol
gingers
  1. plural of ginger
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ferns, hellebores, pulmonarias, and wild gingers are also nice companion plants.”
      “Our wicker basket is pretty in pink with a sweet mix that includes gingers, gerbera daisies and roses.”
      “In many gingers, all leaves arise at ground level, their clasping sheaths and leaf bases hiding the stem.”
gings
  1. plural of ging
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