Ginger

Noun

 * 1) Any plant of a genus (Zingiber, especially Zingiber officinale) of tropical Asiatic and Polynesian herbs of a family (Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) with pungent aromatic rhizomes used as a condiment and as a stimulant and acarminative.
 * 2) The rhizome of this plant used as a spice either as it is or in dried powdered form.
 * 3) A reddish-brown colour/color.
 * 4)   A person with reddish-brown hair.
 * 1)   A person with reddish-brown hair.

Derived terms

 * ginger ale
 * ginger beer
 * ginger group
 * ginger pop
 * ginger wine
 * gingerbread


 * gingerbread man
 * gingerroot
 * gingersnap
 * gingery
 * Jamaica ginger
 * stem ginger
 * wild ginger

Adjective

 * 1) (used to describe hair) Of a reddish-brown colour.
 * 2) flavoured with ginger.
 * 3)  Queer (ie, homosexual) (short for ginger beer, rhyming with queer).

Verb

 * 1) To add ginger to.
 * 2) To enliven.

Derived terms

 * ginger up

Related terms

 * galangal

Verb

 * 1) To move gingerly.

Related terms

 * gingerly

Thesaurus
aggressiveness, bang, bite, briskness, dash, drive, enterprise, fire, get-up-and-go, guts, hotness, initiative, kick, liveliness, nip, nippiness, pep, pepper, pepperiness, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, poop, punch, push, raciness, relish, snap, snappiness, spice, spiciness, spunk, starch, tang, tanginess, thrust, verve, vim, zest, zestfulness, zing, zip