ginger

/dʒˈɪndʒɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
   “a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes”

noun

1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
2. dried ground gingerroot
3. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
4. liveliness and energy
   “this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep”

verb

1. add ginger to in order to add flavor
   “ginger the soup”

Synonyms for ginger

• gingery
• colored
• powdered ginger
• gingerroot
• pep
• peppiness

Words that rhyme with ginger

• injure
• ballinger
• fringer
• hinger