spice up vs ginger

spice up is not a noun while ginger is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spice up	No	No	Yes	No
ginger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, ginger is a hyponym of spice up; that is, ginger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spice up:

Other hyponyms of spice up include pepper.

spice up (noun)	ginger (noun)
	liveliness and energy
	dried ground gingerroot
	pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
	perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

spice up (adjective)	ginger (adjective)
	(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color

spice up (verb)	ginger (verb)
make more interesting or flavorful	add ginger to in order to add flavor
add herbs or spices to