Ginger vs. Race — What's the Difference?

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades.

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course

A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical Southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.

A strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river

The rhizome of this plant, used as a spice either fresh or in dried and powdered form. Also called gingerroot.

A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where its energy is utilized, as in a mill or mine.

Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.

A smooth ring-shaped groove or guide in which a ball bearing or roller bearing runs.

Wild ginger.

A fenced passageway in a stockyard through which animals pass singly for branding, loading, washing, etc.

A strong brown.

(in weaving) the channel along which the shuttle moves.

(Informal) Spirit and liveliness; vigor.

Each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics

(Slang) A person who has red hair.

A ginger root.

To spice with ginger.

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective

(Informal) To make lively

Move or progress swiftly or at full speed

The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.

A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.

The plant that produces this rhizome.

A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution

Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber

A genealogical line; a lineage.

A reddish-brown color.

Humans considered as a group.

A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.

A usually geographically isolated population of organisms that differs from other populations of the same species in certain heritable traits

Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).

A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.

Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).

A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine.

Any fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.

A competition of speed, as in running or riding.

A homosexual.

Races A series of such competitions held at a specified time on a regular course

(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown colour.

An extended competition in which participants struggle like runners to be the winner

Having hair or fur of this colour.

Steady or rapid onward movement

Very careful or cautious; also, delicate, sensitive.

A strong or swift current of water.

Homosexual.

The channel of such a current.

To add ginger to.

An artificial channel built to transport water and use its energy. Also called raceway.

To enliven, to spice (up).

A groovelike part of a machine in which a moving part slides or rolls.

To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.

See slipstream.

To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.

Of or relating to race; racial

To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.

Of or relating to forms of popular entertainment made by and largely marketed to African Americans in the early 1900s

In a very careful or cautious manner; also, delicately, sensitively.

(Sports) To compete in a contest of speed.

A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Zingiber officinale.

To move rapidly or at top speed

The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

To run too rapidly due to decreased resistance or unnecessary provision of fuel

Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

To compete against in a race.

Dried ground gingerroot

To cause to compete in a race

Pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery

To transport rapidly or at top speed; rush

Liveliness and energy;

To cause (an engine with the gears disengaged, for example) to run swiftly or too swiftly.

Add ginger to in order to add flavor;

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins

(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color;

Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

(computing) A race condition.

A progressive movement toward a goal.

A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.

A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.

Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:

A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare ethnic group. See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.

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 sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare species, subspecies.

A group or category distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.

(biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.

(zoology) Subspecies.

(animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.

An infraspecific rank, a pathotype, pathovar, etc.

(obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.

(obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.

Ancestry.

A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.

(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

(transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).

(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.

To raze.

To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.

To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea.

To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.

To run a race with.

A root.

The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed.

Company; herd; breed.

A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed.

Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack.

Hence, characteristic quality or disposition.

A progress; a course; a movement or progression.

Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.

Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races.

Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.

The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.

A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.

Any competition;

People who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock;

A contest of speed;

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

A canal for a current of water

Step on it;

Compete in a race;

To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others;

Cause to move fast or to rush or race;