ginger
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɪn.dʒər/
- When I was growing up in Stockton, I was the shyest kid, and I was quite an awkward, skinny, ginger, freckly girl, and I hated school, I hated growing up, and then I moved to London and just reinvented myself.
- ginger-haired
Oh, steely blue eyes, ginger beard.
- Oh, steely blue eyes, ginger beard.
- Sounds like Lancing so and I remember this other ginger headed Irish screw, Northern Irish screw.
- Except that brief window this past winter where I did like ginger rose gold strawberry blonde vibes.
- Like, I think my, my wig that I wear in the final, my first finale lip sync, which is like ginger.
Examples
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The artist used a vibrant ginger hue to paint the sunset, making it look warm and inviting.
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So I'm going to start by using the ginger shade to get myself my mirror.
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We're going to do my ginger hair back from summer.
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I am a ginger brown and tried to go more ginger, but it came out patchy too.
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And it was just that this floppy sort of brownie, ginger hair, short fat.
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Princess Anna of Arendelle, my feisty, fearless, ginger-sweet love.
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Many cats have ginger fur, which gives them a unique and beautiful appearance.
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Her ginger locks shimmered in the sunlight as she walked through the park.
Synonyms
A warm red-brown color often used to describe hair
Having a deep reddish-brown color
A brown color with a hint of red
A brown color with a touch of red
A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers
A brown color with a touch of orange
A brown color with a slight red tint
A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs
A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur
Compounds
Small pieces of ginger cooked and covered in sugar, used as a sweet or in baking
A low plant that grows back every year with heart-shaped leaves and roots that smell like ginger
- Specialized
A group of tropical plants like ginger and turmeric with strong smelling roots used for spices
A tropical plant with large shiny leaves and white flowers with pink and yellow spots
How Orange
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ginger as an adjective for orange-brown hair or fur comes from the colour of the spice and root, so 'ginger hair' means the same warm, reddish-brown tone as powdered or fresh ginger.