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11Ginger — [jin′jər] n. a feminine name: see VIRGINIA1 …
12Ginger — For other uses, see Ginger (disambiguation). Gingers redirects here. For the Australian punk rock group, see The Gingers. Ginger …
13ginger — /jin jeuhr/, n. 1. a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Cf. ginger family. 2. any of various related or… …
14ginger — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a hot spicy root usu. powdered for use in cooking, or preserved in syrup, or candied. b the plant, Zingiber officinale, of SE Asia, having this root. 2 a light reddish yellow colour. 3 spirit, mettle. 4 stimulation. adj. of… …
15Ginger — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ginger, Gingembre en français, peut faire référence à : Ginger, une bande dessinée par Jidéhem, Ginger, un Jedi, Ginger Groupe, acronyme de… …
16ginger — I. /ˈdʒɪndʒə / (say jinjuh) noun 1. the pungent, spicy rhizome of any of the reed like plants of the genus Zingiber, especially of Z. officinale, variously used in cookery and medicine. 2. any of these plants, native to South East Asia, but now… …
17Ginger — /jin jeuhr/, n. a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina. * * * Herbaceous perennial plant (Zingiber officinale; family Zingiberaceae), probably native to South Asia, or its aromatic, pungent rhizome, which is used as a spice, flavouring,… …
18ginger — One of the many instant nicknames that a red headed person, especially a child, is likely to attract. The title of David Lodge’s novel about army life, Ginger, you’re Barmy alludes both to the vocative and the traditional playground chant… …
19ginger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer, from Medieval Latin gingiber, alteration of Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberi, of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Pali siṅgivēra ginger Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a… …
20ginger up — verb make more interesting or lively juice up a party pep up your paper • Syn: ↑jazz up, ↑juice up, ↑pep up • Hypernyms: ↑enliven, ↑liven, ↑ …
