(rare) The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
General vibrance of flavour.
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
verb
(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.
To make more zesty.
zeta
zeta
noun
(mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ (Z), ζ (z)) preceded by epsilon (Ε (E), ε (e)) and followed by eta, (Η (I), η (i)); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ (W), ϝ (w))
zeus
ziff
ziff
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A juvenile thief.
zigs
zigs
noun
plural of zig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zig
zila
zila
noun
Alternative form of zillah
zill
zill
noun
One of a set of small finger cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances.
zima
zimb
zimb
noun
(archaic) An Ethiopian horsefly of the genus Pangonius, destructive to livestock.
zina
zina
noun
(Islam) adultery, fornication
zinc
zinc
noun
(Nigeria) A corrugated iron roof.
(UK, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.
A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.
verb
(rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.
(rare) To electroplate with zinc.
zing
zing
intj
(US, slang) Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger.
(onomatopoeia) A high pitched humming sound.
noun
(uncountable) Zest or vitality.
(uncountable, slang) Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
A witty insult or derogatory remark.
verb
(intransitive) To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
zink
zink
noun
(music) A type of cornett.
Obsolete form of zinc.
zinn
zino
zino
noun
(physics) The superpartner of the Z-boson.
zins
zins
noun
plural of zin
zion
zion
noun
zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
zipa
zipa
noun
(historical) A ruler in the southern area of Muisca.
zips
zips
noun
plural of zip
zira
zira
noun
Alternative form of jeera (“cumin”)
zita
ziti
ziti
noun
A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.
zits
zits
noun
plural of zit
zizz
zizz
noun
(informal) A nap or sleep.
A buzzing or whizzing sound.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To take a nap.
zmri
zoan
zoar
zoar
noun
A place of refuge; a sanctuary.
zoba
zobe
zobo
zobo
noun
A kind of Asian cattle, supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and yak.
zoea
zoea
noun
Alternative spelling of zoaea
zoes
zogo
zogo
noun
An oracle or priest among the Torres Strait Islanders.
zoha
zoic
zoic
adj
(grammar) referring to animals
(rare) Showing traces of life; containing organic remains.
Having the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic.
zoid
zoid
noun
(botany) A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.
zoie
zola
zoll
zoll
noun
Alternative form of zol
zona
zona
noun
(sciences) A zone or band; a layer.
A species of silverside fish (Atheriniformes), Bedotia geayi, from Madagascar, also called red-tailed silverside.
zond
zone
zone
noun
(baseball, informal) The strike zone.
(basketball, American football) A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
(chiefly sports) A high-performance phase or period.
(crystallography) A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
(geography, now rare) Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).
(geometry) The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
(geometry, loosely, perhaps by meronymy) A frustum of a sphere.
(handball) A semicircular area in front of each goal.
(ice hockey) Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
(networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
(networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).
(now literary) A belt or girdle.
A band or area of growth encircling anything.
A band or stripe extending around a body.
A circuit; a circumference.
A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
Any given region or area of the world.
verb
(intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
(transitive) To define the property use classification of (an area).
(transitive) To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To girdle or encircle.
zonk
zonk
noun
(slang) A cigarette hand-rolled from tobacco and cannabis.
(slang) An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).
(slang) The feeling of a drug taking hold.
verb
(intransitive, slang, usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.
(transitive, slang) To hit hard .
(transitive, slang) To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .
zool
zoom
zoom
intj
Representing a humming sound
Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase
Suggesting something moving quickly
noun
(figurative) A big increase.
(figurative) A quick ascent.
A humming noise from something moving very fast.
A video teleconferencing call.
An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.
verb
(aviation) To zoom climb.
(photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.
To go up sharply.
To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
To move fast with a humming noise.
To move rapidly.
To participate in a video teleconferencing call.
zoon
zoon
noun
(biology) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg.
(biology) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.
zoos
zoos
noun
plural of zoo
zora
zori
zori
noun
(regional, especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
zorn
zosi
zoug
zubr
zubr
noun
(obsolete) One of several species of European bison or aurochs, which were unclearly delineated in the 1800s when this sense was in use.
The wisent, the European bison (Bison bonasus).
zulu
zulu
noun
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Zulu from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
zuni
zurn
zuza
zuza
noun
Alternative form of zuz (“ancient Hebrew coin”)
zwei
zyga
zyga
noun
plural of zygon
zyme
zyme
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease.