ginger knob
A male redhead; a ginger-haired male.
ginger
UK /ˈdʒɪndʒə/ US /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/
noun 6verb 5adj 4name 3adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
great, other, thin, true, useful, white
VERB + GINGER
called, crush, demanded, fry, let's, likes, makes, put
GINGER + NOUN
ale, bread, circulation, coffee, cookies, food, garlic, int
PREP.
down, in, on
Definitions
noun
1
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
2
The plant that produces this rhizome.
3
Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
4
A reddish-brown color.
5
A person with reddish hair; a redhead.
adj
1
Of a reddish-brown color.
My eyes track upwards past the shoes to a pair of skinny legs, skinnier than mine, then to a tight black mini. Above that is a crisp white shirt. And crowning the whole thing is a mop of the gingerest hair I’ve ever seen in my life.
And her hair’s brilliant red. It’s even gingerer than ours.
2
Having hair or fur of this color.
a ginger tomcat
A chorus of ‘Aaah’s rose as they would in an episode of The Royle Family, while the gingerest boy in school swung his legs on the worktop and pretended he was Jamaican to be more like his mate sitting next to him, who wasn’t Jamaican either, but had parents who were.
verb
1
To add ginger to.
They gingered the biscotti, black and whited the cookies and oated the meals.
The first breather of the day came when Naomi brought some gingered lemonade out to the barn.
2
To enliven, to spice (up).
The accident was an excuse merely to replace an old-fashioned regular with old-fashioned notions by an active, fire-eating young general who would ginger things up.
Before an action began, he liked to make bold predictions as to its outcome; this was part of his way of gingering people up, of creating an aura of victory to come.
3
To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
If he had been gingered, he would have gone well. After I bought him, I gingered him.
Gingering is decided cruelty.
4
To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
These steps may not be immediately popular, but the society may have to bear with them until they succeed in gingering renewed interest and pride in the language so chosen.
In conclusion, intensive campaigns should be done in relation to gingering the nomads' interest in education, improve their interaction with neighbours and encourage them to start considering a more sedentary pastoral life.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
ginger up
To make something more interesting, fun, lively, etc.
Example Bank
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The position in the country and in this House might be well expressed by a reference to the recent activities of the ginger party in Great Britain — the party that demanded that more ginger be put int
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He had, however, "put some more ginger in two nights ago. Things move with exasperating slowness in this country.”
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The party managers demanded more “ginger.”
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My eyes track upwards past the shoes to a pair of skinny legs, skinnier than mine, then to a tight black mini. Above that is a crisp white shirt. And crowning the whole thing is a mop of the gingerest
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And her hair’s brilliant red. It’s even gingerer than ours.
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But as well as being a tough rugby player, Jammer [i.e., James Graham] also has the gingerest hair and palest skin in rugby (and possibly the world).
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, ginger is marked as derogatory, slang, colloquial, idiomatic, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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