English words for 'Any shell ginger (Alpinia spp.).'
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noun
- Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
- Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
- Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
noun
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
- Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
- Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
- wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
noun
- pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- dried ground gingerroot
- perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
- liveliness and energy
- (UK, Cockney rhyming slang) A homosexual.
- (colloquial, often derogatory, countable) A person with reddish hair; a redhead.
- (colloquial, Scotland, especially Glasgow, countable and uncountable) Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
- The plant that produces this rhizome.
- The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
- (colloquial, countable and uncountable) Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
- (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
- Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
- A reddish-brown color.
verb
- add ginger to in order to add flavor
- (transitive) To add ginger to.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To enliven, to spice (up).
- (transitive) To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
- To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.
adj
adv
noun
- A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
- A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
- (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
- (geography, chiefly Appalachia, Lancashire) A prominent rounded hill.
- A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
- (vulgar, slang) The clitoris.
- (slang, US) A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
- A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
- A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
- A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
- The head of the penis; the glans.
- (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible person; a dick.
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
- a round handle
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- any thickened enlargement
verb
noun
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
noun
- Asarum canadense (wild ginger)
- Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
- Dioscorea villosa (Chinaroot, wild yam)
- Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
- A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
- Aletris spp. (crow corn)
- Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazingstar)
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
noun
- The piece of ginger root used in figging.
- A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)
- Abbreviation of figure (“diagram or illustration”).
- A small piece of tobacco.
- The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
- A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
- A fico, a contemptuous gesture.
- The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
- fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
verb
noun
- Aframomum melegueta (grains of paradise) from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- Piper guineense (West African pepper) from the pepper family (Piperaceae).
- Xylopia aethiopica (grains of Selim) from the custard apple family (Annonaceae).
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
noun
- An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.
- cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
noun
- any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
- large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
- very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
- (Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
- The pith of certain plants.
- (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- (countable, medicine, colloquial) Bone marrow biopsy.
- A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash.
- (figurative) The essence; the best part.
- (figurative) The inner meaning or purpose.
noun
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
adj
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
verb
noun
- any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
- aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
- fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
- leaves used for seasoning
- (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
- (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
noun
- (by extension) Any of various mushrooms with globose fruiting bodies.
- Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae.
- (figurative) Something lacking substance.
- A dandelion flower that has gone to seed, a dandelion clock.
- any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
- any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
noun
- Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut, kukui).
- Semecarpus anacardium (marking-nut tree).
- Koelreuteria paniculata (goldenrain tree).
- Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Chinese lacquer tree).
- small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
- large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
noun
- Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
- Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
- Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
noun
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
- Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
- Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
- wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
noun
- pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- dried ground gingerroot
- perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
- liveliness and energy
- (UK, Cockney rhyming slang) A homosexual.
- (colloquial, often derogatory, countable) A person with reddish hair; a redhead.
- (colloquial, Scotland, especially Glasgow, countable and uncountable) Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
- The plant that produces this rhizome.
- The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
- (colloquial, countable and uncountable) Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
- (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
- Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
- A reddish-brown color.
verb
- add ginger to in order to add flavor
- (transitive) To add ginger to.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To enliven, to spice (up).
- (transitive) To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
- To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.
adj
adv
noun
- A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
- A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
- (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
- (geography, chiefly Appalachia, Lancashire) A prominent rounded hill.
- A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
- (vulgar, slang) The clitoris.
- (slang, US) A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
- A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
- A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
- A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
- The head of the penis; the glans.
- (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible person; a dick.
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
- a round handle
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- any thickened enlargement
verb
noun
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
noun
- Asarum canadense (wild ginger)
- Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
- Dioscorea villosa (Chinaroot, wild yam)
- Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
- A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike.
- Aletris spp. (crow corn)
- Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazingstar)
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
noun
- The piece of ginger root used in figging.
- A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)
- Abbreviation of figure (“diagram or illustration”).
- A small piece of tobacco.
- The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
- A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
- A fico, a contemptuous gesture.
- The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
- fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
verb
noun
- Aframomum melegueta (grains of paradise) from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- Piper guineense (West African pepper) from the pepper family (Piperaceae).
- Xylopia aethiopica (grains of Selim) from the custard apple family (Annonaceae).
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
noun
- An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.
- cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
noun
- any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
- large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
- very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
- (Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
- The pith of certain plants.
- (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- (countable, medicine, colloquial) Bone marrow biopsy.
- A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash.
- (figurative) The essence; the best part.
- (figurative) The inner meaning or purpose.
noun
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
adj
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
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noun
- any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
- aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
- fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
- leaves used for seasoning
- (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
- (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
noun
- (by extension) Any of various mushrooms with globose fruiting bodies.
- Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae.
- (figurative) Something lacking substance.
- A dandelion flower that has gone to seed, a dandelion clock.
- any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
- any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
noun
- Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut, kukui).
- Semecarpus anacardium (marking-nut tree).
- Koelreuteria paniculata (goldenrain tree).
- Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Chinese lacquer tree).
- small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
- large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
noun
- pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- dried ground gingerroot
- perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
- liveliness and energy
- (UK, Cockney rhyming slang) A homosexual.
- (colloquial, often derogatory, countable) A person with reddish hair; a redhead.
- (colloquial, Scotland, especially Glasgow, countable and uncountable) Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
- The plant that produces this rhizome.
- The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
- (colloquial, countable and uncountable) Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
- (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
- Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
- A reddish-brown color.
verb
- add ginger to in order to add flavor
- (transitive) To add ginger to.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To enliven, to spice (up).
- (transitive) To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
- To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.
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