ginger has definitions from the fields of food,botany,color
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[ noun ] (food) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery

Synonyms

gingerroot

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[ noun ] (food) dried ground gingerroot

Synonyms

powdered_ginger

Related terms

spice

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[ noun ] (botany) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
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[ verb ] (food) add ginger to in order to add flavor

Examples

"ginger the soup"

Related terms

spice cooking

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[ 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"

Related terms

colored

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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 428
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[ noun ] liveliness and energy

Synonyms

peppiness moxie pep

Examples

"this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"

Related terms

liveliness

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