Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 1 compound words that contain gingerbread. The most common are listed below. Open gingerbread in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- gingerbread manA biscuit or cookie in the shape of a person and flavored with ginger.
- gingerbread houseA novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.
- gingerbread officeAn office in the gingerbread Victorian style.
- take the gilt off the gingerbreadTo take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.
- gingerbread cookieA type of spiced, often molasses-flavored, cookie made from gingerbread, typically cut into various shapes and decorated, often associated with the holiday season.
- gingerbread cookiesplural of gingerbread cookie: A type of spiced, often molasses-flavored, cookie made from gingerbread, typically cut into various shapes and decorated, often associated with the holiday season.
- gingerbread housesplural of gingerbread house: A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at …
- gingerbread menplural of gingerbread man: A biscuit or cookie in the shape of a person and flavored with ginger.
- gingerbread nutsplural of gingerbread nut: Synonym of gingersnap (“a type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger”)
- gingerbread treeThe doum palm.
- gingerbread nutSynonym of gingersnap (“a type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger”)
- gingerbread palmThe doum palm.
- gingerbread palmsplural of gingerbread palm: The doum palm.
- gingerbread plumSynonym of Guinea plum (“the fruit of this plant”).
- gingerbread treesplural of gingerbread tree: The doum palm.
- gingerbread upSynonym of gingerbread (“to decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way”).
- gingerbread workThe carved or gilded decorations on a ship.
- gingerbread-officesplural of gingerbread-office: An office in the gingerbread Victorian style.
- gingerbread plumsplural of gingerbread plum: Synonym of Guinea plum (“the fruit of this plant”).
- taken the gilt off the gingerbreadsimple past of take the gilt off the gingerbread
- takes the gilt off the gingerbreadthird-person singular simple present indicative of take the gilt off the gingerbread: To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.
- taking the gilt off the gingerbreadpresent participle and gerund of take the gilt off the gingerbread
- took the gilt off the gingerbreadpast participle of take the gilt off the gingerbread: To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.
- gingerbread husbandSynonym of gingerbread man (“a type of biscuit or cookie”).
- gingerbread husbandsplural of gingerbread husband: Synonym of gingerbread man (“a type of biscuit or cookie”).
Compound words 1
- gingerbreadyResembling or characteristic of gingerbread.