noun Download 🔗Share The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. Examples : "My grandmother uses ginger in her cooking to add flavor to her vegetable soup. " food medicine plant substance vegetable Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The plant that produces this rhizome. Examples : "My mom grows ginger in her garden because she likes to use the fresh roots in her cooking. " plant vegetable food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber Examples : "My aunt grows several types of ginger in her garden, including turmeric and cardamom, alongside the more common culinary ginger root. " plant vegetable food biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A reddish-brown color. Examples : "The girl's hair was a beautiful ginger, like autumn leaves. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead. Examples : "My brother is a ginger; he has fiery red hair. " appearance person body race Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character). Examples : "Even at 80 years old, Grandma still has plenty of ginger for gardening and dancing. " character energy quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add ginger to. Examples : "She decided to ginger the stir-fry with a teaspoon of freshly grated root. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enliven, to spice (up). Examples : "The teacher's jokes gingered up the class, making everyone more engaged in the lesson. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion. animal action agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to. Examples : "The coach tried to ginger the team with a pep talk before the big game. " attitude mind emotion human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of hair) Of a reddish-brown colour. Examples : "My little sister has ginger hair, a lovely reddish-brown color. " appearance color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move gingerly, very careful and cautious. Examples : "Example Sentence: "After the surgery, he had to ginger his way down the stairs, holding onto the railing for support." " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Sensitive, delicate. Examples : "My little sister is very ginger in her reactions to criticism, often getting upset easily. " character attitude person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading