Ginger - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- dried ground gingerroot
- pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- liveliness and energy (syn: pep, peppiness)
verb
adjective
a ginger kitten
Extra examples
The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ginger.
...a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons...
More men are needed to ginger up the police force.
His speech needed gingering up.
The practice of gingering was very common and very cruel.
The restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.
I detected a strong taste of ginger in the sauce.
The restaurant also brews its own ginger ale and root beer.
I spiced the chicken with ginger.
The ginger ale went flat after being left open.
Jill dunked her ginger biscuit in her tea.
The ginger gives the dish a wonderful spicy flavour.
Use a piece of fresh ginger to impart a Far-Eastern flavour to simple ingredients.
It didn't taste much of ginger.
We used ginger and other natural flavorings.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: ginger
he/she/it: gingers
present participle: gingering
past tense: gingered
past participle: gingered
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