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ginger
adjective
noun
verb
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
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adjective
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
“A man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes”
noun
Liveliness and energy
“This tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep”
noun
Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
noun
Dried ground gingerroot
noun
Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
verb
Add ginger to in order to add flavor
“Ginger the soup”
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A man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes
A ginger kitten
This tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
Ginger the soup
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