GINGER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • liveliness and energy
   Synonym(s)
   • pep (what does pep mean?)
   • peppiness (what does peppiness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
   Hypernyms(s) ginger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • liveliness (what does liveliness mean?)
   • life (what does life mean?)
   • spirit (what does spirit mean?)
   • sprightliness (what does sprightliness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant
   • used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
   Synonym(s)
   • gingerroot (what does gingerroot mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ginger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flavorer (what does flavorer mean?)
   • flavourer (what does flavourer mean?)
   • flavoring (what does flavoring mean?)
   • flavouring (what does flavouring mean?)
   • seasoner (what does seasoner mean?)
   • seasoning (what does seasoning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ginger (what does ginger mean?)
3. Meaning
   • dried ground gingerroot
   Synonym(s)
   • powdered ginger (what does powdered ginger mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ginger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spice (what does spice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ginger (what does ginger mean?)
4. Meaning
   • perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
   Hypernyms(s) ginger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • herb (what does herb mean?)
   • herbaceous plant (what does herbaceous plant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • common ginger (what does common ginger mean?)
   • Canton ginger (what does Canton ginger mean?)
   • stem ginger (what does stem ginger mean?)
   • Zingiber officinale (what does Zingiber officinale mean?)
   • galangal (what does galangal mean?)
   • Alpinia galanga (what does Alpinia galanga mean?)
   • lesser galangal (what does lesser galangal mean?)
   • Alpinia officinarum (what does Alpinia officinarum mean?)
   • Alpinia officinalis (what does Alpinia officinalis mean?)
   • red ginger (what does red ginger mean?)
   • Alpinia purpurata (what does Alpinia purpurata mean?)
   • shellflower (what does shellflower mean?)
   • shall-flower (what does shall-flower mean?)
   • shell ginger (what does shell ginger mean?)
   • Alpinia Zerumbet (what does Alpinia Zerumbet mean?)
   • Alpinia speciosa (what does Alpinia speciosa mean?)
   • Languas speciosa (what does Languas speciosa mean?)

GINGER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • add ginger to in order to add flavor
   Usage Example(s)
   • ginger the soup
   Hypernyms(s) ginger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • zest (what does zest mean?)
   • spice (what does spice mean?)
   • spice up (what does spice up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ginger (what does ginger mean?)
   • gingerroot (what does gingerroot mean?)
   • ginger (what does ginger mean?)
   • powdered ginger (what does powdered ginger mean?)

GINGER as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
   Synonym(s)
   • gingery (what does gingery mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes
   • a ginger kitten
   Similar To
   • colored (what does colored mean?)
   • coloured (what does coloured mean?)
   • colorful (what does colorful mean?)