gingerbread

About 0.39 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
2. noun Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.
3. noun A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
4. verb To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

Similar words

gingerbread man gingerbread house gingersnap gingernut stem ginger ginger nut lebkuchen ginger pop biscuit bread cake-bread

Often followed by

man house and boy men trim houses cookies in

Word family

gingerbreaded gingerbreads gingerbready