a Pulitzer Prize, an annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music
pupilize
pusztadr
puzzlers
puzzlers
noun
plural of puzzler
puzzling
puzzling
adj
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
noun
Time spent pondering something confusing.
verb
present participle of puzzle
puzzolan
puzzolan
noun
Alternative form of pozzolana
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quartzes
quartzes
noun
plural of quartz
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quatorze
quatorze
noun
(card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
queazier
quetzals
quetzals
noun
plural of quetzal
quezales
quizzers
quizzers
noun
plural of quizzer
quizzery
quizzery
noun
(archaic) mockery; teasing or playing pranks
quizzify
quizzify
verb
(dated, transitive) To chaff or mock; to tease.
quizzing
quizzing
noun
(now rare, archaic) The act by which somebody is quizzed, or teased; banter, raillery.
The asking of questions; interrogation.
verb
present participle of quiz
quizzish
quizzish
adj
(archaic) quizzical
quizzism
quizzism
noun
(archaic) The act or habit of quizzing.
quizzity
quizzity
noun
(obsolete) Oddity; eccentricity.
ragouzis
reduzate
regulize
regulize
verb
(by extension) To control.
(chemistry, archaic) To reduce to pure metal.
(statistics) To manipulate data so that it is on a comparable scale; normalize.
To bring into accord with regulations.
To make or become regular; regularize.
To make regulations about.
rhizodus
rhizopus
ribazuba
rumbooze
rumbooze
noun
Alternative form of rambooze
ruralize
ruralize
verb
(intransitive) To become rural; to take up residence or spend time in the country.
(transitive) To make rural; to give a rural character to (something or someone).
salzburg
salzburg
Proper noun
A state of western Austria.
The capital of the state of Salzburg.
schultze
scuzzier
scuzzier
adj
comparative form of scuzzy: more scuzzy
seizures
seizures
noun
plural of seizure
shiatzus
shivzoku
shizuoka
shizuoka
Proper noun
A prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture capital of Shizuoka.
simulize
sizygium
solutize
spuilzie
spuilzie
noun
Obsolete form of spulzie.
squeezed
squeezed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squeeze
squeezer
squeezer
noun
(slang, US, Canada) A hand job, an instance of male masturbation, or manual sex performed on a man.
A piece of foundry apparatus for shaping a ball of puddled iron.
A playing card that has its value shown in a corner such that a closely arranged hand may be studied (originally designed for poker but now standard).
Something that squeezes.
squeezes
squeezes
noun
plural of squeeze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squeeze
stutzman
suberize
suberize
verb
(botany, transitive) To effect suberization of.
subsizar
subsizar
noun
(UK, Cambridge University) An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.
subzonal
subzonal
adj
(anatomy) Situated under a zone, or zona; applied to a membrane between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal embryo.
Relating to a subzone.
subzones
subzones
noun
plural of subzone
surprize
surprize
noun
(now rare and nonstandard) Alternative spelling of surprise
suzerain
suzerain
noun
(historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
(international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
suzettes
syzygium
taddeusz
tezcucan
touzling
touzling
verb
present participle of touzle
tuberize
tuberize
verb
(botany, intransitive) To develop tubers.
tutorize
tutorize
verb
To teach; to instruct.
tzutuhil
unamazed
unamazed
adj
Not amazed
unbaized
unbrazen
unbreezy
unbreezy
adj
Not breezy.
uncrazed
uncrazed
adj
Not crazed.
undazing
undazzle
undazzle
verb
(intransitive) To return to one's senses.
(transitive) To free from dazzlement; to clear (the senses, the vision, etc.).
unffroze
unfreeze
unfreeze
verb
(intransitive) To resume movement.
(intransitive) To thaw.
(transitive) To defrost something.
(transitive, computing) To release from a previously locked or frozen state.
unfrizzy
unfrizzy
adj
Not frizzy.
unfrozen
unfrozen
adj
Not frozen.
verb
past participle of unfreeze
ungazing
ungazing
adj
Not gazing.
unglazed
unglazed
adj
Having no glass in the windows; having open spaces as windows, or being windowless.
Having no glaze (no glazed coating).
unglozed
unglozed
adj
Not glozed.
ungrazed
ungrazed
adj
Not grazed.
unhazily
unionize
unionize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To organize workers into a union.
unitized
unitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unitize
unitizer
unitizer
noun
One who unitizes.
unitizes
unitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unitize
unmuzzle
unmuzzle
verb
(transitive) Remove a muzzle from
unprized
unprized
adj
Not prized; unappreciated, considered of little value.
unpuzzle
unpuzzle
verb
(transitive) To solve (a puzzle); to work out.
unseized
unseized
adj
Not seized.
unvizard
unvizard
verb
Alternative spelling of unvisard
unzipped
unzipped
adj
Not zipped (closed with a zip fastener).
Not zipped (compressed into a single and often smaller file, especially a zip file).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unzip
unzoning
unzoning
verb
present participle of unzone
upbreeze
upbreeze
adj
upwind
noun
A breeze that blows upward.
upgazing
upgazing
verb
present participle of upgaze
urbanize
urbanize
verb
To make something more urban in character.
To take up an urban way of life.
utilized
utilized
adj
Being used.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of utilize
utilizer
utilizer
noun
One who utilizes.
utilizes
utilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of utilize
velzquez
veracruz
wurtzite
wurtzite
adj
Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
wurzburg
wuzzling
wuzzling
verb
present participle of wuzzle
yokozuna
yokozuna
noun
(sumo) A person holding the rank, either competing at the rank or retired after having achieved it.
(sumo) The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; grand champion.
zaibatsu
zaibatsu
noun
(economics) A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation.
zalophus
zamicrus
zarzuela
zarzuela
noun
(music) A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.
zastruga
zastruga
noun
Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains.
zastrugi
zastrugi
noun
plural of zastruga; Alternative form of sastrugi
zealousy
zealousy
noun
The passionate desire for an exclusive relationship.
zephyrus
zerumbet
zerumbet
noun
(archaic) Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.
zigeuner
zigeuner
noun
(offensive) A Gypsy.
ziggurat
ziggurat
noun
A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories
Any building with similar style or shape.
zikkurat
zikkurat
noun
Alternative spelling of ziggurat
zikurats
zikurats
noun
plural of zikurat
zincuret
ziusudra
zizyphus
zlatoust
zoanthus
zonuroid
zooecium
zooecium
noun
(zoology) One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.
zophorus
zucchero
zucchini
zucchini
noun
(Australia, Canada, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
(Australia, Canada, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
plural of zucchino
zuchetto
zuchetto
noun
Misspelling of zucchetto.
zugzwang
zugzwang
noun
(chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move.
(figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move
zulkadah
zululand
zululand
Proper noun
A region in South Africa with a large Zulu population.