English words: z to Zamfara

English words z to Zamfara

1. z letter, noun, prefix, suffix, symbol /zɛd/: The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee or izzard and written in the Latin script.
2. z-average noun: A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.
3. z-axis noun: The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other...
4. Z-bar noun: A steel bar consisting of a Z-shaped section.
5. Z-bed noun: A portable bed that folds into a Z shape.
6. Z-bend noun: A wire bend consisting of two consecutive 90° bends resembling the letter Z.
7. Z boson noun: a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the W-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of 0
8. z-buffer noun: A buffer for the purpose of tracking the relative depths of different objects in a scene and determining which are closer to the observer than others.
9. z-buffering noun: The use of a z-buffer.
10. Z car noun: An official government car, especially a Comcar.
11. Z card noun: Synonym of comp card.
12. Z chromosome noun: The larger chromosome that has more genes, in the ZW system.
13. z-culling noun: The elimination of certain objects from the display that should not be rendered because they are behind objects that are closer to the viewer.
14. z-direction noun: The direction aligned with the z-axis of a coordinate system.
15. Z-DNA noun: A configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.
16. Z-drug noun: Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.
17. z-fighting noun /ˈzɛd.faɪ.tɪŋ/: A phenomenon in three-dimensional rendering where two or more primitives have similar values in the z-buffer, causing flickering as one is displayed...
18. Z.G. noun: Initialism of zoological garden.
19. z-index noun: Synonym of z-order.
20. z-intercept noun: A point at which a line crosses the z-axis of a Cartesian grid.
21. z.l. interjection: Of blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more people who died.
22. Z-list noun: A group of people who are the furthest from stardom, unlike the A-list.
23. Z-lister noun: Someone on a Z-list; one who is very far from stardom.
24. Z-movie noun: A very low-budget motion picture, especially one with poor production values.
25. z-order noun: The order in which objects should be drawn in order to display correctly.
26. złoty noun: Alternative form of zloty.
27. Z-pak noun: A package of six pills, each one containing 250 mg of the antibacterial azithromycin.
28. Z particle noun: Z-boson
29. Z-pinch noun: A kind of plasma confinement system that uses an electrical current in the plasma to generate a magnetic field that compresses it.
30. Z-plasty noun: A versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.
31. Z-RNA noun: A configuration of RNA, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of double-stranded RNA.
32. z's noun /ziz/: Sleep.
33. z-score noun: The number of standard deviation units away from the mean a particular value of data lies.
34. Z section noun: A length of steel or aluminium with a Z-shaped cross-section.
35. Z-shaped adjective: Shaped like the letter "Z" or its mirror image.
36. z-test noun: Any statistical test for which the distribution of the test statistic under the null hypothesis can be approximated by a normal distribution.
37. Z time noun: Synonym of Zulu time.
38. Z-track noun: A technique for intramuscular injection that uses a zigzag path.
39. Z-transform noun: A transform that converts a discrete time-domain signal into a complex frequency-domain representation.
40. Z twist noun: The Z-shaped twist of yarn spun in a clockwise direction.
41. z-variant noun: A variant Han character, theoretically unifiable under the Han unification policy but encoded separately for backwards compatibility.
42. z-word noun: Any word starting with Z considered to be taboo in the given context, such as zipperhead, Zionist, zoophile, or zigger.
43. za interjection, noun /zɑː/: Initialism of zinc-aluminium (alloy).
44. za'atar noun: Alternative spelling of zaatar.
45. za'tar noun: Alternative form of zaatar.
46. zaa noun: The letter ظ in the Arabic script.
47. zaalouk noun: A Moroccan eggplant salad.
48. zaar noun: Alternative form of zar.
49. zaatar noun /ˈzɑːtɑː/: A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in Middle Eastern cuisine (Origanum syriacum).
50. zaatar bread noun: A type of Middle Eastern flatbread made from a fermented dough, and topped with zaatar.
51. Zaba proper noun: A surname.
52. zabaglione noun /ˌzæbəˈljəʊni/: A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
53. zabaione noun /ˌzæbaɪˈəʊni/: Alternative form of zabaglione.
54. Zabaism noun: Alternative form of Sabianism.
55. zabajone noun /ˌzæbaɪˈəʊnɪ/: Alternative form of zabaglione.
56. Zabala proper noun: A surname.
57. Zabala fruit noun: The edible fruit of Lardizabala biternata.
58. Zabaleen noun: Alternative form of Zabbaleen.
59. Zabarma noun: Synonym of Zarma.
60. Zabbaleen noun: One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.
61. zabeeha noun: Alternative form of dhabihah.
62. Zabel proper noun: A surname from German.
63. Zaberma noun: Synonym of Zarma.
64. zabernism noun: The misuse or abuse of military authority; bullying.
65. Zabian noun: Alternative form of Sabian.
66. Zabianism noun: Alternative form of Sabianism.
67. zabiba noun: prayer bump
68. zabicipril noun: A drug of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class.
69. zabiciprilat noun: An antihypertensive drug.
70. zabiha noun: Alternative form of dhabihah.
71. zabihah noun: Alternative form of dhabihah.
72. Zabiism noun: Alternative form of Sabianism.
73. zabillion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
74. żabińskiite noun: A brownish triclinic mineral containing aluminium, calcium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.
75. Zabism noun: Alternative form of Sabianism.
76. Zabka proper noun: A surname from Slovak, Czech, or Polish.
77. Zablocki proper noun: A surname from Polish.
78. Zabol proper noun: A city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran.
79. zabra noun /ˈzɑbɹə/: A small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.
80. Zabriskie proper noun: A surname from Polish.
81. Zabrze proper noun /ˈzɑːbʒeɪ/: A city in Silesia, southern Poland.
82. zabt noun: A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.
83. zabti noun: Alternative form of zabt (“Indian land revenue system”).
84. zabtieh noun: Alternative form of zaptieh.
85. Zabul proper noun: A province of Afghanistan.
86. zabumba noun: A Brazilian bass drum that performers wear and is tapped with both hands.
87. zabuton noun /ˈzæbʊˌtɒn/: A Japanese cushion for sitting.
88. zabuyelite noun: The natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals.
89. zac noun: Alternative form of zack.
90. zacate noun /zəˈkɑːteɪ/: Swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.
91. Zacatec noun: Alternative form of Zacateco
92. Zacateca noun: Alternative form of Zacateco
93. Zacateco noun: A member of a Native American indigenous group who inhabited most of what is now the state of Zacatecas and the northeastern part of Durango.
94. zacaton noun /ˈsækəˌtəʊn/: Alternative spelling of sacaton.
95. zacatuche noun: the volcano rabbit
96. zaccagnaite noun: A basic zinc and aluminium carbonate
97. zaccariniite noun: A grey tetragonal mineral containing rhodium, nickel, and astatine.
98. Zacchaeus proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew.
99. zaccho noun: The lowest part of a column or pedestal
100. Zach proper noun /zæk/: A diminutive of the male given names Zachariah, Zacharias, and Zachary.
101. Zacharek proper noun: A surname.
102. Zachariah proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary.
103. Zacharias proper noun: A male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary.
104. Zachary proper noun /ˈzækəɹi/: A male given name from Hebrew.
105. Zacher proper noun: A surname.
106. Zachman proper noun: A surname.
107. zachun noun: An oil extracted by from the fruit of a small thorny tree (Balanites aegyptiaca), which has healing properties.
108. zack noun /zak/: Sixpence.
109. Zackel noun: A sheep of a particular Hungarian breed with long straight spiral horns.
110. Zackelschaf noun: Synonym of Zackel (“type of sheep”).
111. zackley adverb: Alternative form of exactly.
112. 'zackly adverb, interjection /ˈzækli/: Exactly.
113. zacopride noun: A drug with anxiolytic and nootropic effects.
114. 'zactly interjection: Alternative spelling of 'zackly.
115. zacusca noun: A vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers.
116. Zacynthian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to Zacynthus.
117. zad noun: Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”).
118. zada noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
119. zadakat noun: Voluntary alms, or righteous acts.
120. Zadar proper noun: A city in Croatia.
121. zaddick noun /zædɪk/: Alternative form of tzaddik.
122. zaddik noun: Alternative spelling of tzaddik.
123. zaddy noun /ˈzædi/: A handsome, fashionable man, especially an older man.
124. Zadok proper noun: A priest, said to be descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron, who aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom and was subsequently instrumental in...
125. Zadokite noun: Any of the Sons of Zadok, a family of priests descended from Zadok, the first high priest in Solomon's Temple.
126. zadovite noun: A colourless trigonal mineral containing barium, calcium, flourine, oxygen, phosphorus and silicon.
127. zadruga noun /zæˈdɹuːɡə/: A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs.
128. zaerthe noun: Alternative form of zarthe.
129. Zafar proper noun: A surname.
130. zaffar noun: Alternative form of zaffre.
131. zaffer noun: Alternative form of zaffre.
132. zaffir noun: Alternative form of zaffre.
133. zaffran noun: Alternative form of zafrani.
134. zaffrani noun: Alternative form of zafrani.
135. zaffre noun /ˈzæfə(ɹ)/: Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.
136. zafirlukast noun /zəˈfɪɹ.lʊˌkæst/: A leukotriene antagonist C₃₁H₃₃N₃O₆S that is administered orally to inhibit bronchoconstriction in the treatment of asthma.
137. Zafra proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
138. zafrani noun: Saffron.
139. zaftig adjective /ˈzæf.tɪɡ/: Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.
140. zaftige adjective: Alternative spelling of zaftig.
141. zafu noun /ˈzɑfu/: A round cushion used for sitting during meditation.
142. zafuleptine noun: An antidepressant drug, developed in the 1970s but never marketed.
143. zag noun, verb /zæɡ/: One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
144. zagamiite noun: A mineral of previously unknown structure containing aluminium, silicon, calcium, and oxygen.
145. Zagar proper noun: A surname.
146. Zagazig proper noun: A city in Lower Egypt, the capital of the governorate of Sharqia.
147. Zager proper noun: A surname.
148. zagger noun: One who zags.
149. Zaghawa noun: A member of a certain Saharan tribe of Sudan and Chad.
150. Zaghloulist noun: Alternative form of Zaghlulist.
151. Zaghlulism noun: Political support for the Egyptian statesman Saad Zaghlul.
152. Zaghlulist noun: A supporter of the Egyptian statesman Saad Zaghlul.
153. Zagora noun: A variety of Egyptian cotton.
154. Zagorski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
155. zagotzerno noun: A facility for storing and processing grain in certain rural locations in Soviet Russia.
156. Zagreb proper noun /ˈzɑːɡɹɛb/: The capital and largest city of Croatia.
157. Zagrebian adjective, noun /zɑˈɡɹɛbiən/: Of, from or relating to Zagreb.
158. Zagreus proper noun: An obscure figure in Greek mythology who, according to Orphic tradition, was the son of Zeus and Persephone who was destroyed by the Titans but reborn...
159. Zagros proper noun: A mountain range in Iran.
160. zaguan noun /zæˈɡwɑn/: A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest.
161. Zaha proper noun: A surname.
162. Zahavian adjective: Of or relating to Amotz Zahavi (1928–2017), Israeli evolutionary biologist.
163. ZAHB noun: Abbreviation of zero-age horizontal branch.
164. Zahedan proper noun: A city in Iran, the seat of Zahedan County's Central District and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
165. Zaheer proper noun: A surname
166. zaherite noun: A mineral, a complex sulphate of aluminium, coloured white to blue-green.
167. zahid noun: An ascetic.
168. zahir noun: The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an
169. Zahiri noun: A Muslim who adheres to this madhab
170. Zahirism noun: The Sunni Islamic movement that promotes the apparent meaning of the Quran.
171. Zahirist noun: Zahiri
172. Zahirite noun: A Muslim proponent of Zahirism.
173. Zahler proper noun: A surname.
174. Zahliot noun: A native or inhabitant of Zahlé in Lebanon
175. Zahm proper noun: A surname.
176. Zahn proper noun: A surname from German.
177. Zahner proper noun: A surname.
178. Zahniser proper noun: A surname from German.
179. Zahra proper noun: A female given name from Arabic.
180. Zahran proper noun: A male given name from Arabic, meaning “bright or pure”.
181. Zahrani proper noun: A river in Lebanon; an east-west river in South Lebanon north of the Litani.
182. zai adjective [t͡sai̯]: extremely skilled; talented.
183. zaibatsu noun /zaɪˈbætsuː/: A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
184. Zaid proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
185. zaida noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
186. zaide noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
187. zaideh noun: Alternative form of zayde.
188. Zaidi adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a particular branch of Shi'a Islam.
189. Zaidite noun: Synonym of Zaidi.
190. zaidy noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
191. zaikai noun /ˈzaɪkaɪ/: Collectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan.
192. zail noun: An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
193. zaildar noun: A native officer in charge of a zail.
194. zaim noun: A Turkish irregular mounted militia.
195. zaimet noun: A district from which a zaim (Turkish military chief) draws his revenue.
196. zain noun: A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
197. Zainichi noun /ˈzaɪˌniːtʃi/: A long-term Korean resident of Japan whose ancestry dates to Korea under Japanese rule.
198. Zaino proper noun: A surname.
199. zaire noun /ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)/: The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
200. Zairean adjective, noun /zaɪˈɪəɹiən/: A person from Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)
201. Zaireanisation noun: Alternative spelling of Zaireanization
202. Zaireanization noun: A political process in Zaire in the 1960s and 1970s, aiming to rid the country of the influences of colonialism and Western culture by renaming cities,...
203. Zairese adjective: Zairean
204. Zairian adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Zairean.
205. Zairianization noun: Alternative form of Zaireanization.
206. zairite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, bismuth, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
207. Zairization noun: Alternative form of Zaireanization.
208. zaisan noun: A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.
209. zaisang noun: Alternative form of zaisan.
210. zaisu noun /ˈzaɪsuː/: A traditional Japanese chair with no legs but a normal back.
211. zaitech noun /ˈzaɪtɛk/: Application of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.
212. Zajac proper noun: A surname.
213. zajacite noun: A rare radioactive fluoride mineral.
214. zajal noun: A traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect.
215. zajalesque adjective: Characteristic of or similar to a zajal.
216. Zajonc proper noun: A surname from Polish.
217. zak noun: Money.
218. ZAKA proper noun: A series of Israeli disaster response teams.
219. zakaah noun: Alternative spelling of zakat.
220. zakah noun: Alternative spelling of zakat.
221. Zakarian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
222. Zakariya proper noun: Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.
223. zakat noun /zəˈkɑːt/: Almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of...
224. zakatchi noun: A tax collector in what is now Uzbekistan.
225. Zakhar proper noun: A male given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
226. zakharovite noun: A silicate mineral of sodium and manganese, yellow in colour with a pearly lustre.
227. Zakho proper noun: A city in Iraq, a few kilometers from the Turkish border.
228. Zaki proper noun: A surname.
229. zakouska noun: Alternative spelling of zakuska.
230. Zakrzewski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
231. zakuska noun /zəˈkuːskə/: An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.
232. Zakynthiot adjective, noun: A Zantiot.
233. Zakynthos proper noun /ˈzakɪnθɒs/: An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.
234. Zala proper noun: A county of Hungary.
235. zalabia noun: Alternative form of jalebi.
236. zalabiya noun: A form of jalebi, made of eggs, flour, and milk, cooked in oil.
237. zalambdalestid noun: Any extinct mammal of the family Zalambdalestidae
238. zalambdodont adjective, noun /zəˈlæmdoʊˌdɒnt/: Having molar teeth with two ridges that meet at an angle, forming the letter lambda.
239. zalat noun: An old coin of Yemen, worth one 160th of a rial.
240. zalcitabine noun /zalˈsɪt.ə.biːn/: A drug C₉H₁₃N₃O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is formerly used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a...
241. zaldaride noun: a particular antidiarrheal drug.
242. Zaldivar proper noun: A surname from Basque.
243. zale noun: Any of the genus Zale of erebid moths.
244. zaleplon noun /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/: A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase...
245. zálesíite noun: A mineral of the mixite group.
246. Zaleski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
247. Zalewski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
248. zalgo noun: In full Zalgo text: digital text to which random Unicode diacritics have been copiously applied, obscuring the text, often protruding out of expected text...
249. Zalmoxian adjective: Of or relating to Zalmoxis.
250. zalospirone noun: A piperazine antidepressant, abandoned because of its side effects.
251. zalouk noun: Alternative spelling of zaalouk.
252. Zalpha noun /ˈzælfə/: Someone who was born during a time period roughly between the end of Generation Z and the beginning of Generation Alpha.
253. zaltidine noun: A particular drug, an H₂-receptor antagonist.
254. zaltoprofen noun: A particular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
255. zalutumumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of cancer of the head and neck.
256. zam interjection, noun /zæm/: Shortened form of kazaam.
257. Zam-Buk noun /ˈzæmbʌk/: A proprietary brand of antiseptic ointment for applying to the skin.
258. zama noun: Synonym of zama-zama.
259. zama-zama noun: A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals.
260. zamacueca noun /ˌzɑməˈkweɪkə/: An ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.
261. zamak noun: Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper.
262. Zamalek noun /zɛˈmæ.lɛk/: Carling Black Label, a brand of beer.
263. zaman noun /zəˈmɑn/: Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
264. zamandoque noun: The plant Hesperaloe funifera.
265. zamang noun /zəˈmɑŋ/: Alternative form of zaman (Albizia saman).
266. Zamani proper noun: A surname from Persian.
267. zamarra noun /zəˈmɑɹə/: sheepskin
268. Zamarripa proper noun: A surname.
269. zamarro noun /zəˈmɑɹoʊ/: Alternative form of zamarra.
270. Zambal noun: Alternative form of Sambal.
271. Zambales proper noun /zɐmˈba.lɛs/: A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.
272. Zambesi proper noun: A river in Southern Africa that has its source in Zambia and flows into the Indian Ocean.
273. Zambesian adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Zambezian.
274. Zambezi proper noun /zæmˈbeɪzi/: A river in Southern Africa, flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through...
275. Zambezian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Zambezi river.
276. Zambia proper noun /ˈzæmbiə/: A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.
277. Zambian adjective, noun /ˈzæmbi.ən/: A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent.
278. Zambianness noun: Quality of being Zambian.
279. zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia noun: The fear of, or aversion to, short people.
280. zambo noun /ˈzæmboʊ/: A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian.
281. Zamboanga proper noun /zɐmbˈwaŋ.ɡɐ/: Zamboanga City (a city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)
282. Zamboangan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Zamboanga.
283. zambomba noun /zæmˈbɒm.bə/: A Spanish friction drum, consisting of a ceramic pot with a skin and a pole in the middle. To play it, the stick is rubbed to make a deep sound
284. zamboni noun /zæmˈbəʊ.ni/: An ice resurfacing machine used to groom skating rinks, especially for professional use.
285. Zamboni pile noun: An early electric battery constructed from discs of silver foil, zinc foil, and paper.
286. zamboninite noun: A discredited mineral species, a mixture of fluorite and sellaite.
287. zamboorak noun /zæmˈbuːɹək/: A light swivelling gun, traditionally mounted on, and fired from, the back of a camel
288. zambooruk noun: Alternative form of zamboorak.
289. zambra noun /ˈzæmbɹə/: A flamenco dance associated with Andalusia.
290. Zambrana proper noun: A surname.
291. Zambrano proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
292. zambuck noun: Alternative spelling of zambuk.
293. zambuco noun: Alternative form of sambuq.
294. zambuk noun /ˈzæmbʌk/: A first-aider, especially one from St. John Ambulance attending at a sports event.
295. zambuq noun: Alternative form of sambuq.
296. zambuquo noun: Alternative form of sambuq.
297. zamburak noun /ˈzʌmbʊɹʌk/: A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
298. Zamenhof proper noun: A surname from Polish
299. Zamenhofian adjective: of or pertaining to L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), creator of Esperanto (often with respect to Esperanto usage)
300. Zamfara proper noun: A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Gusau.

Part 2 · English words: Z

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under Z: 3,418 words, in 12 parts.