Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word GINGER

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Definitions of 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. To add ginger to.
6. To enliven, to spice (up).
7. To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
8. A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
9. Having hair or fur of this colour.
10. In a very careful or cautious manner; also, delicately, sensitively.
11. To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.
12. (colloquial, oftenderogatory, countable) A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
13. (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
14. (colloquial, countable, and , uncountable, ) Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
15. (colloquial, Scotland, especially Glasgow, countable, and , uncountable, ) Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
16. (of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown colour.
17. (Nigeria, transitive) To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
18. (chiefly, Britain, regional, Canada, US) Very careful or cautious; also, delicate, sensitive. [from early 16th c.]
19. (UK, Cockney rhyming slang) A homosexual.
20. (UK, Cockney rhyming slang) Homosexual.
21. A female given name from English and nickname.
22. (rare) A male nickname.

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Examples of Using GINGER in a Sentence

• Key members of Hawkwind have included Nik Turner, Huw Lloyd-Langton, Del Dettmar, Lemmy, Simon King, Robert Calvert, Simon House and Ginger Baker, but the band are most closely associated with their singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, who founded the band and is the only remaining original member.
• Originally it was brewed and also contained ginger, but nowadays it consists of carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, and flavorants.
• The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell-Horner ("Ginger Spice"); and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice").
• Vietnamese recipes use ingredients like lemongrass, ginger, mint, Vietnamese mint, long coriander, Saigon cinnamon, bird's eye chili, lime, and Thai basil leaves.
• Ornamental genera include the shell gingers (Alpinia), Siam or summer tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia), Globba, ginger lily (Hedychium), Kaempferia, torch-ginger Etlingera elatior, Renealmia, and ginger (Zingiber).
• Caravans make regular departures from Luoyang with Chinese ginger, cassia (a type of cinnamon), and silk to be bartered in Central Asia for gold, silver, glassware, pottery, cloth, and intaglio gems from Rome.
• This liquid, called the marinade, can be either acidic (made with ingredients such as vinegar, lemon juice, or wine) or enzymatic (made with ingredients such as pineapple, papaya, yogurt, or ginger), or have a neutral pH.
• Eric Clapton, formerly of rock band The Yardbirds and blues rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; Jack Bruce, formerly of jazz/rhythm and blues band the Graham Bond Organisation (GBO) and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; and Ginger Baker, formerly of the GBO, formed the band in 1966, recorded four albums, and disbanded in 1968.
• Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.
• The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
• The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Andrea Leeds, Samuel S.
• Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
• The word galangal, or its variant galanga or archaically galingale, can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant species in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family, namely:.
• The spices and flavors vary but commonly include onions, allspice, coriander, cloves, cumin, garlic, and mustard and sometimes include celery, cinnamon, or ginger.
• Ginger Lynn Allen (born December 14, 1962) is an American pornographic actress and model who was a premier adult-entertainment star of the 1980s.
• Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
• Bachelor Mother (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn.
• The company, which distributed the first brand of ginger ale in the United States for about eighty years, was located on Main Street and is the namesake for the village of Clicquot in Millis.
• The town of Ginger Hill was incorporated as a borough under the name Centreville in 1841, later changing its name to Slippery Rock in 1896.
• Eli Bib, one of the first European-American settlers, ran a store from his cabin, selling staples, whiskey, persimmon beer, and slabs of ginger cake.

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