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• Ginger — m, f English: 1 (m., f.) Originally a nickname for someone with red hair (or, occasionally, with a violent temper), sometimes used as a given name in the 20th century, perhaps for a child with ginger hair. 2 (f.) As a female name it may also… …   First names dictionary

• hair — W1S1 [heə US her] n [: Old English; Origin: hAr] 1.) [U] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head ▪ She put on her lipstick and brushed her hair . ▪ I must get my hair cut it s getting very long. ▪ You ve had your hair done… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ginger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of Old English gingifer, from Medieval Latin gingiber, alteration of Latin zingiber, from Greek zingiberi, of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Pali siṅgivēra ginger Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ginger — I UK [ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)] / US [ˈdʒɪndʒər] noun [uncountable] a thick light brown root with a strong flavour that is used as a spice in cooking Derived word: gingery adjective II UK [ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)] / US [ˈdʒɪndʒər] adjective 1) containing or tasting of… …   English dictionary

• ginger — gin|ger1 [ dʒındʒər ] noun uncount a thick light brown root with a strong flavor that is used as a spice in cooking ╾ gin|ger|y adjective ginger gin|ger 2 [ dʒındʒər ] adjective 1. ) containing or tasting of ginger: ginger cookies 2. ) ginger… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ginger knob /minge — Noun. A person with ginger hair. Male being ginger knob (also ginger nob), and female, ginger minge. Derog …   English slang and colloquialisms

• ginger — [[t]ʤɪ̱nʤə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Ginger is the root of a plant that is used to flavour food. It has a sweet spicy flavour and is often sold in powdered form. 2) COLOUR Ginger is used to describe things that are orangey brown in colour. She was a… …   English dictionary

• ginger — [ˈdʒɪndʒə] noun [U] I a light brown root with a strong flavour that is used in cooking II adj ginger [ˈdʒɪndʒə] 1) ginger hair or fur is orange brown 2) containing or tasting of ginger …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Ginger (disambiguation) — Ginger commonly refers to a plant commonly used as a spice in cooking. However, there are a number of other potential meanings. Plants* Myoga, a Japanese plant also used in foods such as miso soup * Boesenbergia rotunda , a medicinal and culinary …   Wikipedia

• Ginger (mummy) — Ginger is believed to be the earliest known ancient Egyptian mummified body, being Late Predynastic and dating to approximately 3300 BC. The body, which lies in a fetal position and is nicknamed Ginger because of its red hair, is not… …   Wikipedia

• Ginger (comics) — Ginger, a mischievous young boy dressed in school jumper, tie and shorts and with a blaze of red hair was The Beezer s cover star from its first issue until 1961. Pop, Dick and Harry took over the cover for a few years afterwards, but Ginger… …   Wikipedia