ginger
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(satellite adjective) (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten" |
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Synonyms: gingery |
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(verb) add ginger to |
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Related Words: spice, spice up |
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(noun) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery |
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Synonyms: gingerroot |
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Related Words: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning |
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(noun) dried ground gingerroot |
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Synonyms: powdered ginger |
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Related Words: spice |
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(noun) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems |
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Related Words: Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia galanga, Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia purpurata, Alpinia speciosa, Canton ginger, Languas speciosa, Zingiber officinale, common ginger, galangal, herb, herbaceous plant, lesser galangal, red ginger, shell ginger, shellflower, stem ginger |
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(noun) liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" |
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Synonyms: pep, peppiness |
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Related Words: life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness |
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