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Ginger (Noun)

Meaning 1

Liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • After a morning jog and a strong cup of ginger tea, Sarah felt an extra kick of energy to tackle her busy day.
  • Her dynamic personality added a healthy dose of ginger to the rather stodgy board of directors' meeting.
  • In need of a mid-day pick-me-up, Emily stopped at a health food store to purchase some ginger tonic guaranteed to increase vitality.
  • Banging on pots and pans added a nice amount of ginger to the improvisational performance piece at the arts festival.
  • Maria believed a tablespoon of freshly squeezed ginger juice every morning provided an undeniable zip and pep.

Synonyms

  • Pep
  • Peppiness

Hypernyms

  • Life
  • Liveliness
  • Sprightliness

Meaning 2

Dried ground gingerroot.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

  • Powdered Ginger

Related Words

  • Ginger (verb)

Meaning 3

Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with a variety of ginger plants, their leafy stems swaying gently in the breeze.
  • Ginger has been used for centuries in traditional medicine, its rhizomes prized for their anti-inflammatory properties.
  • In the tropical greenhouse, the ginger plants thrived in the warm, humid environment, their aromatic rhizomes spreading rapidly.
  • The chef carefully sliced the fresh ginger, releasing its pungent aroma into the air as she prepared the stir-fry.
  • In the spice market, vendors sold all manner of ginger products, from dried rhizomes to crystallized ginger candies.

Hypernyms

  • Herbaceous Plant

Hyponyms

  • Alpinia Galanga
  • Canton Ginger
  • Alpinia Officinarum
  • Alpinia Zerumbet
  • Languas Speciosa
  • Zingiber Officinale
  • Alpinia Officinalis
  • Stem Ginger
  • Shall-flower
  • Alpinia Purpurata
  • Alpinia Speciosa
  • Shell Ginger

Meaning 4

Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

  • Gingerroot

Hypernyms

  • Flavoring
  • Seasoner
  • Flavourer
  • Seasoning
  • Flavouring

Related Words

  • Ginger (verb)
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