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The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale , used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
The plant that produces this rhizome.
Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
A reddish-brown colour/color.
A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
(colloquial, uncountable) vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character)
To add ginger to.
To enliven, to spice (up).
* 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 886:
To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
To move gingerly.
* 1972 September 1, Paul Hemphill, “‘I Gotta Let the Kid Go’”, in , ISSN 0024-3019, Volume 73, Number 9,
* 1979 , Bill Marshall, Bukom , Longman, ISBN 9780582642232, page 83:
* 1992 , Donald Anderson, “My Name Is Stephen Mann”, in Aethlon'', reprinted in ''Fire Road , University of Iowa Press (2001), ISBN 978-0-87745-778-7,
* 2009 , Montana Kid Hammer, The Old West Adventures of Ornery and Slim: The Partnership , AuthorHouse, ISBN 978-1-4389-1998-0,
(UK, Cockney rhyming slang) homosexual.
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
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a member of the shirt-wearing team.
As a proper noun ginger
is and nickname.As a noun shirt is
an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.As a verb shirt is
to cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.ginger
English
(wikipedia ginger)Etymology 1
(etyl) gingere, alteration of gingivere, from late (etyl) gingifer, gingiber (influenced by (etyl) gingibre), from ).Noun
Derived terms
* ginger ale * ginger beer * ginger group * ginger knob * ginger nut * ginger pop * ginger wine * gingerbread * gingerbread man * gingerette * gingerroot * gingersnap * gingery * Jamaica ginger * stem ginger * wild gingerDerived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- The accident was an excuse merely to replace an old-fashioned regular with old-fashioned notions by an active, fire-eating young general who would ginger things up.
Derived terms
* ginger upSee also
* parkin * redhead * shandy * shandygaff * turmeric *Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)page 42:
- Spring training began on Christmas Day, when my cousin and I gingered onto the lot behind the fire station to try out our new spikes.
- She gingered her way into the river and timidly splashed into its waters.
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- I gingered my hands into my grandfather’s [boxing] gloves.
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- Takin’ good care not to topple into the depths o’ this muddy ol’ ooze, I gingered my way across the muddy path along the river’s edge until I arrived at that big hat.
Etymology 3
Cockney rhyming slang: ginger beer = queerAdjective
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(wikipedia shirt)Noun
(en noun)- Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts .
- She had her shirts and girdles of hair.
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