gin|ger

gin|ger
gin|ger1 «JIHN juhr», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. a spice made from the pungent root of a cultivated tropical plant. It is used for flavoring and in medicine.
2. its root, often preserved in syrup or candied.
3. the plant, belonging to the ginger family.
4. Informal, Figurative. liveliness; energy.
5. a light, reddish or brownish yellow.
–adj.
light reddish- or brownish-yellow.
–v.t.
1. to treat or flavor with ginger.
2. Informal, Figurative. to make spirited or lively; enliven: »

New cadres were trained and sent out to ginger up timorous local committees (Time).

╂[Middle English gingere < Old French gingebre < Late Latin gingiber < Latin zingiberi < Greek zingīberis < Prakrit singabera < Sanskrit sr]
gin|ger2 «JIHN juhr», adjective.
Dialect. gingerly.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gin|ger|ly — «JIHN juhr lee», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. with extreme care or caution; warily: »We live in an age when all men walk gingerly (Esquire). 2. Obsolete. daintily; mincingly. –adj. 1. extremely cautious or wary: »Mahler s first symphony…w …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin|ger|y — «JIHN juhr ee», adjective. 1. like ginger; hot and sharp; spicy. 2. light reddish or brownish yellow. 3. Informal, Figurative. spry; alert; peppery: »a gingery old man …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin´ger|li|ness — gin|ger|ly «JIHN juhr lee», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. with extreme care or caution; warily: »We live in an age when all men walk gingerly (Esquire). 2. Obsolete. daintily; mincingly. –adj. 1. extremely cautious or wary: »Mahler s first… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin|ger|bread|y — «JIHN juhr BREHD ee», adjective. like gingerbread; having a trivial and showy style …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin|ger|bread — «JIHN juhr BREHD», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a kind of cake flavored with ginger and sweetened with molasses. Gingerbread is often made in fancy shapes. 2. Figurative. something showy and elaborate, but not in good taste; tasteless and useless… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin|ger|nut — «JIHN juhr NUHT», noun. Especially British. gingersnap …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin|ger|snap — «JIHN juhr SNAP», noun. a thin, crisp cooky flavored with ginger and sweetened with molasses …   Useful english dictionary

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  • gin·ger·bread — /ˈʤınʤɚˌbrɛd/ noun [noncount] : a cake or cookie made with molasses and ginger often used before another noun gingerbread cookies We made gingerbread men [=gingerbread cookies shaped like people] for the holidays. a gingerbread house decorated… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gin·ger·snap — /ˈʤınʤɚˌsnæp/ noun, pl snaps [count] : a hard cookie that is flavored with ginger called also (Brit) ginger nut …   Useful english dictionary

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