a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant, which may be chopped or powdered for cooking, preserved in syrup, or candied

a Southeast Asian plant, resembling bamboo in appearance, from which ginger is taken

a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour

a quality of energy or spiritedness

the ginger had gone out of the men

a carbonated soft drink

a can of ginger

(chiefly of hair or fur) of a light reddish-yellow or orange-brown colour

make someone or something more lively

she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up