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English adjective: ginger | |||
| 1. | ginger (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color | ||
| Samples | A man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes. A ginger kitten. | ||
| Synonyms | gingery | ||
| Similar | colored, colorful, coloured | ||
| Antonyms | uncolored, uncoloured | ||
English noun: ginger | |||
| 1. | ginger (plant) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Alpinia galanga, Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia purpurata, Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Canton ginger, common ginger, galangal, Languas speciosa, lesser galangal, red ginger, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale | ||
| Member meronym | genus Zingiber, Zingiber | ||
| Substance holonym | gingerol | ||
| 2. | ginger (food) dried ground gingerroot | ||
| Synonyms | powdered ginger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spice | ||
| Substance holonym | ginger, gingerroot | ||
| 3. | ginger (food) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | ||
| Synonyms | gingerroot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | ||
| Part meronym | Canton ginger, common ginger, stem ginger, Zingiber officinale | ||
| Substance meronym | ginger, ginger ale, ginger pop, powdered ginger | ||
| 4. | ginger (attribute) liveliness and energy | ||
| Samples | This tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep. | ||
| Synonyms | pep, peppiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness | ||
English verb: ginger | |||
| 1. | ginger (perception) add ginger to in order to add flavor | ||
| Samples | Ginger the soup. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spice, spice up, zest | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
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