Ginger
noun
A spicy root used in cooking and medicine.
She added some ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- fresh ginger
- ground ginger
noun
A person with red or orange hair.
He's a ginger, so he gets sunburned easily.
Often appears as...
- ginger hair
- ginger beard
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Describing hair that is red or orange.
She dyed her hair a striking ginger color.
Often appears as...
- ginger hair
- ginger beard
verb
To add spice or excitement to something.
They ginged up the party with a live band.
Often appears as...
- ginger up the party
- ginger up the event
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A spicy root used in cooking and medicine.
She added some ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- fresh ginger
- ground ginger
noun
A person with red or orange hair.
He's a ginger, so he gets sunburned easily.
Often appears as...
- ginger hair
- ginger beard
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Describing hair that is red or orange.
She dyed her hair a striking ginger color.
Often appears as...
- ginger hair
- ginger beard
verb
To add spice or excitement to something.
They ginged up the party with a live band.
Often appears as...
- ginger up the party
- ginger up the event
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Spice
Ginger is commonly used to flavor savory and sweet dishes.
He sprinkled a pinch of ginger into the pumpkin pie mix.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Associations
Often associated with health benefits, used in teas and remedies.
She made ginger tea to soothe her sore throat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In many Asian cuisines, ginger is a fundamental ingredient.
The recipe calls for fresh ginger, a staple in Asian cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Spice
Ginger is commonly used to flavor savory and sweet dishes.
He sprinkled a pinch of ginger into the pumpkin pie mix.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Associations
Often associated with health benefits, used in teas and remedies.
She made ginger tea to soothe her sore throat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In many Asian cuisines, ginger is a fundamental ingredient.
The recipe calls for fresh ginger, a staple in Asian cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Spice
Ginger is commonly used to flavor savory and sweet dishes.
He sprinkled a pinch of ginger into the pumpkin pie mix.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Associations
Often associated with health benefits, used in teas and remedies.
She made ginger tea to soothe her sore throat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In many Asian cuisines, ginger is a fundamental ingredient.
The recipe calls for fresh ginger, a staple in Asian cooking.
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Video examples
How my dad's dementia...
I found him hunched over on the ground in the onesie. He was staring past me and just kind of looking at the ground. I gave him a ginger ale and just started talking about nothing in particular, but as I was talking, he sneezed from the ginger ale. And the sneeze -- it jerked his body upright, sparking him back to life a little bit.
Video examples
Michael Nichols:...
many people out there so it's not an elephant human conflict over land this is purely about ivory and it's the ginger we doing the killing in this part of Africa and they're really good on horseback so what came of this story we raised a lot of money we got an airplane for the park guards got better equipped
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A campaign for period...
and sanitizer for maintaining hygiene, a piece of dark chocolate just to lift their mood, a sachet of ginger tea and so on. In whatever we did, we strived to think beyond the norm and break barriers, be it by creating a physical period tracker to help girls without access to the internet
Video examples
Little Farms, Big...
generation of farmers see i grew up surrounded by giant farms in the midwest and while industrial farming has helped feed the world it often requires chemicals antibiotics and takes a toll on the planet i'm ginger z chief meteorologist at abc news my family and i are hitting the road to
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Nervous Human, Nervous...
submissive State he immediately get to have friends back he hit back when a dog is in a dominant state like ginger you know she had to go through the process of letting that go so she can tap into her submissive side so she can become part of the environment otherwise she
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Willie Smits: How to...
So we plant the trees, we plant these pineapples and beans and ginger in between, to reduce the competition for the trees, the crop fertilizer. Organic material is useful for the agricultural crops, for the people, but also helps the trees. The farmers have free land,
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Into the Ocean PIPE...
it makes it out to sea well thankfully we have this robot because we missed all that i'm ginger z chief meteorologist at abc news my family and i are hitting the road to help rebuild and get a first hand look at what it takes to save the planet
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Into the Forests PIPE...
april is earth month a time to celebrate our natural world it's also a call to reflect on our impact and think of new ways that we can protect and restore the planet i'm ginger zee chief meteorologist at abc news my family and
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
I had never been outside Nigeria. We didn't have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather, because there was no need to. My characters also drank a lot of ginger beer,
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
this single mother has a work cut out in spring she not only needs to support herself but a whole litter of clumsy ginger Cubs too
Video examples
How my dad's dementia...
I found him hunched over on the ground in the onesie. He was staring past me and just kind of looking at the ground. I gave him a ginger ale and just started talking about nothing in particular, but as I was talking, he sneezed from the ginger ale. And the sneeze -- it jerked his body upright, sparking him back to life a little bit.
Video examples
Michael Nichols:...
many people out there so it's not an elephant human conflict over land this is purely about ivory and it's the ginger we doing the killing in this part of Africa and they're really good on horseback so what came of this story we raised a lot of money we got an airplane for the park guards got better equipped
Video examples
A campaign for period...
and sanitizer for maintaining hygiene, a piece of dark chocolate just to lift their mood, a sachet of ginger tea and so on. In whatever we did, we strived to think beyond the norm and break barriers, be it by creating a physical period tracker to help girls without access to the internet
Video examples
Little Farms, Big...
generation of farmers see i grew up surrounded by giant farms in the midwest and while industrial farming has helped feed the world it often requires chemicals antibiotics and takes a toll on the planet i'm ginger z chief meteorologist at abc news my family and i are hitting the road to
Video examples
Nervous Human, Nervous...
submissive State he immediately get to have friends back he hit back when a dog is in a dominant state like ginger you know she had to go through the process of letting that go so she can tap into her submissive side so she can become part of the environment otherwise she
Video examples
Willie Smits: How to...
So we plant the trees, we plant these pineapples and beans and ginger in between, to reduce the competition for the trees, the crop fertilizer. Organic material is useful for the agricultural crops, for the people, but also helps the trees. The farmers have free land,
Video examples
Into the Ocean PIPE...
it makes it out to sea well thankfully we have this robot because we missed all that i'm ginger z chief meteorologist at abc news my family and i are hitting the road to help rebuild and get a first hand look at what it takes to save the planet
Video examples
Into the Forests PIPE...
april is earth month a time to celebrate our natural world it's also a call to reflect on our impact and think of new ways that we can protect and restore the planet i'm ginger zee chief meteorologist at abc news my family and
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
I had never been outside Nigeria. We didn't have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather, because there was no need to. My characters also drank a lot of ginger beer,
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
this single mother has a work cut out in spring she not only needs to support herself but a whole litter of clumsy ginger Cubs too
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jess Glynne
English Musician
I would like to see myself with some successful albums, and I'd love to be working with new artists as well as continuing to release my own material. I'd also like to be settled in a lovely place with a lovely partner and gorgeous mini ginger Jess!
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John Lydon
English Musician
The real color of my hair is mouse. I always want to be ginger, which I was when I was born, or blond, because I live in L.A., and I want to look like I go surfing without any physical effort.
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Mike Myers
Canadian Comedian
My parents would read those books to me as well but they used to make me starving when I was a kid because they were always eating ham sandwiches with the crusts off and drinking ginger beer.
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Greg Rutherford
British Athlete
I was that ginger kid who always wanted people to like him. It's hard, and you've got a big chip on your shoulder for a long time.
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Ed Sheeran
English Musician
I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
Quote examples
Nicola Roberts
English Musician
It's brilliant to me, I absolutely love having red hair. I love being ginger and I love my specific colouring.
Quote examples
Jack Garratt
British Musician
I spent 19, 20 years of my life being terrified about what I looked like. I was a ginger white kid.
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Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
Trouble is, I'm not a real ginger. I'm just a ginger-bearded, pale-skinned, strawberry blond.
Quote examples
Anne-Marie
British Musician
I always try and make the strongest ginger tea with manuka honey to keep my voice in shape.
Quote examples
Rose Leslie
Scottish Actress
I never wanted to be a ginger.
Quote examples
Jess Glynne
English Musician
I would like to see myself with some successful albums, and I'd love to be working with new artists as well as continuing to release my own material. I'd also like to be settled in a lovely place with a lovely partner and gorgeous mini ginger Jess!
Quote examples
John Lydon
English Musician
The real color of my hair is mouse. I always want to be ginger, which I was when I was born, or blond, because I live in L.A., and I want to look like I go surfing without any physical effort.
Quote examples
Mike Myers
Canadian Comedian
My parents would read those books to me as well but they used to make me starving when I was a kid because they were always eating ham sandwiches with the crusts off and drinking ginger beer.
Quote examples
Greg Rutherford
British Athlete
I was that ginger kid who always wanted people to like him. It's hard, and you've got a big chip on your shoulder for a long time.
Quote examples
Ed Sheeran
English Musician
I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
Quote examples
Nicola Roberts
English Musician
It's brilliant to me, I absolutely love having red hair. I love being ginger and I love my specific colouring.
Quote examples
Jack Garratt
British Musician
I spent 19, 20 years of my life being terrified about what I looked like. I was a ginger white kid.
Quote examples
Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
Trouble is, I'm not a real ginger. I'm just a ginger-bearded, pale-skinned, strawberry blond.
Quote examples
Anne-Marie
British Musician
I always try and make the strongest ginger tea with manuka honey to keep my voice in shape.
Quote examples
Rose Leslie
Scottish Actress
I never wanted to be a ginger.
Example 1 of 10
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