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31ginger — noun 1》 a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant. 2》 a SE Asian plant, resembling bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken. [Zingiber officinale.] 3》 a light reddish yellow colour. 4》 spirit; mettle. verb 1》 [usu. as… …
32ginger — 1 noun (U) a root with a very strong hot taste that is used in cooking, or the plant that has this root 2 adjective 1 BrE hair or fur that is ginger is bright orange brown in colour 2 (only before noun) flavoured with ginger 3 verb BrE ginger sth …
33ginger — [ˈdʒɪndʒə] noun [U] I a light brown root with a strong flavour that is used in cooking II adj ginger [ˈdʒɪndʒə] 1) ginger hair or fur is orange brown 2) containing or tasting of ginger …
34ginger — gin•ger [[t]ˈdʒɪn dʒər[/t]] n. 1) pln a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to SE Asia but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine 2) pln any of various related or similar… …
35Ginger — Gin|ger 〈[ dʒı̣ndʒə(r)] m. 3; unz.〉 Ingwer [engl.] * * * Gin|ger [ d̮ʒɪnd̮ʒɐ ], der; [s], [engl. ginger < lat. gingiber, ↑ Ingwer]: Ingwer. * * * Gin|ger [ dʒɪndʒɐ], der; s, [engl. ginger < lat. gingiber, ↑ …
36ginger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Ginger is used before these nouns: ↑ale, ↑beer, ↑biscuit {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Ginger is used with these nouns: ↑beard, ↑hair …
37ginger — I Australian Slang backside; bum: a swift kick up the ginger II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary A carbonated drink such as coke, pepsi etc. A slate (rhyming slang from ginger beer) Irn Bru (Mostly used by Neds) …
38ginger — n, adj British (a person who is) homosexual. Rhyming slang from ginger beer : queer. A piece of pre World War II London working class argot which is very much alive in spite of the decline in ginger beer drinking …
39ginger — homosexual Rhyming slang on ginger beer, queer3. Sometimes written in full: I can usually detect anything that s ginger beer. (B. Forbes, 1989, writing about the homosexual spy Donald Maclean) …
40ginger — Noun. 1. Homosexual. Rhyming slang, from Ginger beer queer . 2. A ginger or red haired person. Pronounced with hard g s as in goggles. 3. Carbonated drink, such as cola. Scottish use …
