English words: Zaydite to Zen Buddhism

300 English words, part 3 of 12 of the words starting with Z, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words Zaydite to Zen Buddhism

Zaydite noun: Alternative form of Zaidite.
Zayed proper noun: A surname.
zayin noun /ˈzɑːjɪn/: The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
zayn noun /zaɪn/: The letter ز in the Arabic script.
Zaynab proper noun: A female given name from Arabic.
Zayne proper noun: A male given name transferred from the surname.
zayum interjection [ˈzæ̙jəm]: Alternative form of zamn.
Zayyanid adjective: of or pertaining to the Zayyanid dynasty.
zaza noun /ˈzɑː.zɑː/: A person who speaks Zazaki, an Iranian language belonging to the Indo-European language family.
zazen noun /zɑːˈzɛn/: A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
Zazi noun: A Pashtun tribe.
zazz noun: Energetic charisma; zest; vitality.
zazzy adjective /ˈzæzi/: Shiny or flashy.
ZB symbol: Abbreviation of zettabyte.
ZBB noun: Initialism of zero-based budgeting.
Zbikowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Zbit symbol: Abbreviation of zettabit.
ZBR noun: Initialism of zone bit recording.
ZCLV noun: Initialism of zoned constant linear velocity, a modification of CLV that divides the disc into stepped zones, each with its own constant linear velocity.
ZCN noun: Initialism of zero-coupon note.
ZD noun: Initialism of zenith distance.
Zdarsky proper noun: A surname.
Zdarsky tent noun: A type of shelter prepared from a light sheet of cloth that is used instead of a tent.
Zdarsky tent-sack noun: A type of tent designed without any poles and made of a waterproofed cotton sheet.
ZDDP noun: Initialism of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.
zdenekite noun: A blue monoclinic mineral, a sodium, lead copper arsenate chloride
zdravets oil noun: An oil obtained from Geranium macrorrhizum, used in perfumery.
zduhać noun: In Serbian traditions, a man believed to have an inborn supernatural ability to protect their estate, village, or region against destructive weather...
ZDV noun: Abbreviation of zidovudine.
ze noun, pronoun /ziː/: a gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
zea noun /ˈziː.ə/: Any plant of the genus Zea.
zeacarotene noun: A particular carotenoid.
zeagonite noun: Obsolete name for a supposed mineral, later reclassified as a mixture of phillipsite with gismondine or levynite.
zeal noun /ziːl/: The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse proverb /ziːl wɪˈθaʊt ˈnɒ.lɪd͡ʒ ɪz eɪ ˈɹʌ.nə.weɪ hɔːs/: Enthusiasm of an inexperienced person cannot be easily controlled.
Zealand proper noun /ˈziːlənd/: The largest island of Denmark.
Zealander noun: A resident or inhabitant of Zealand.
Zealandia proper noun /ziːˈlændi.ə/: A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the proffered eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank...
Zealandian adjective: Of or pertaining to Zealandia.
Zealandic adjective: Pertaining to the Danish island of Zealand.
zealant noun /ziːlənt/: A zealot.
zealed adjective: Full of zeal.
zealexin noun: Any of a group of sesquiterpenoid phytoalexins present in maize derived from beta-bisabolene and beta-macrocarpene
zealful adjective /ziːlfʊl/: Full of zeal.
zealfully adverb: In a zealful manner.
zealless adjective /ziːl.lɪs/: Without zeal.
zealot noun /ˈzɛl.ət/: One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
zealoter noun: One who is full of zeal and commitment.
zealotic adjective: In the manner of a zealot; zealous; fanatic.
zealotical adjective: Zealotic.
zealotism noun /ˈzɛləˌtɪsəm/: The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
zealotist noun: A zealot.
zealotry noun /ˈzɛlətɹi/: Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.
zealous adjective /ˈzɛləs/: Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
zealous witness noun: A witness who displays favoritism towards one party in a case.
zealously adverb /ˈzɛləsli/: Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.
zealousness noun /ˈzɛləsnɪs/: The quality of being zealous; zeal.
zealousy noun: Zeal; zealotry.
zeamatin noun: An antifungal protein found in Zea mays.
zeamet noun: Alternative form of ziamet.
zeamine noun /ˈziː.əˌmiːn/: Any of a class of cationic polyketide peptide antibiotics produced by Serratia plymuthica
zean noun: A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
zearalenone noun /zi.əˈɹɑləˌnoʊn/: A potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi.
zeatin noun /ˈziː.əˌtɪn/: A plant hormone derived from adenine, having the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₃N₅O.
zeawant noun: Alternative form of seawan.
zeaxanthin noun /ziː.əˈzænθɪn/: A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize
zeaxanthine noun: Alternative form of zeaxanthin.
zeaxanthol noun: A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene.
Zeb proper noun: A diminutive of the male given names Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon, and Zebulun.
Zebadiah proper noun /ˌzɛbəˈdaɪə/: One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character)
Zeballos proper noun: A surname.
zebavidin noun: An avidin found in zebrafish.
zebec noun: Alternative spelling of xebec.
zebeck noun: Alternative spelling of xebec.
zebecque noun: Alternative form of xebec.
Zebedee proper noun /ˈzɛbɪdiː/: The father of the Apostles James and John in the Bible.
zebi- prefix /ˈzɛ.bɪ-/: The IEC prefix meaning 2⁷⁰ = 1,024⁷ = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424. Compare zetta-, meaning 10²¹ = 1,000⁷ = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, a sextillion.
zebibyte noun /ˈzɛbɪˌbaɪt/: Strictly, 2⁷⁰ (1024⁷, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte.
zebra noun /ˈzɛb.ɹə/: Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
zebra acara noun: Nannacara adoketa, a Brazilian cichlid.
zebra antelope noun: Synonym of zebra duiker.
zebra-back noun: Synonym of red-bellied woodpecker.
zebra-bird noun: Synonym of red-bellied woodpecker.
zebra butterfly noun: Heliconius charithonia, a butterfly with white or yellow stripes on a black or dark brown body.
zebra cake noun: Synonym of icebox cake.
zebra caterpillar noun: The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.
zebra chip noun: A disease of potatoes causing unsightly black stripes when the tubers are fried.
zebra cichlid noun: Synonym of convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)
zebra crossing noun /ˈzɛbɹə ˌkɹɔsɪŋ/: A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
zebra danio noun: A zebrafish (Danio rerio).
zebra dove noun: Geopelia striata, a bird of the dove family Columbidae
zebra duiker noun: A small striped antelope, of species Cephalophus zebra, found in parts of Africa.
zebra finch noun: A small Australasian weaverbird of the genus Taeniopygia that has markings similar to a zebra.
zebra fish noun: Alternative spelling of zebrafish.
zebra giraffe noun: An okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
zebra lionfish noun: Synonym of zebra turkeyfish (Dendrochirus zebra)
zebra mongoose noun: A banded mongoose (Mungos mungo).
zebra mouse noun: Any of the small, striped, mouselike African rodents of the genus Lemniscomys.
zebra mule noun: Synonym of zebrule.
zebra mussel noun: Any member of the species Dreissena polymorpha of striped freshwater mussel, originating in Russia.
zebra parakeet noun: Synonym of budgerigar.
zebra plant noun: Aphelandra squarrosa (saffron spike)
zebra seahorse noun: A species of seahorse, Hippocampus zebra
zebra shark noun: A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black spots as adults.
zebra spider noun: A species of jumping spider with contrasting black and white markings, found across the northern hemisphere, Salticus scenicus.
zebra striping noun: The alternation of plain and coloured backgrounds to aid readability where a document contains a table with rows of data or similar.
zebra swallowtail noun: The American butterfly Eurytides marcellus.
zebra-tailed lizard noun: A lizard of southwestern US and northern Mexico deserts with black and white markings on its tail, of species Callisaurus draconoides.
zebra turkeyfish noun: A venomous fish in the family Scorpaenidae (Dendrochirus zebra).
zebra wolf noun: thylacine (†Thylacinus cynocephalus)
zebraback noun: The back of a zebra (for riding upon).
zebraed adjective: Having striped markings like those of a zebra
zebrafinch noun: Alternative form of zebra finch.
zebrafish noun /ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ/: A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
zebraic adjective /ziˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/: Having a pattern of broken stripes.
zebralike adjective: Resembling a zebra, especially in having contrasting stripes.
zebrano noun /zɪˈbɹɑnoʊ/: zebrawood
zebrass noun /ˈziːbɹæs/: A zeedonk.
zebrawood noun /ˈziːbɹəˌwʊd/: Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra, most often wood of the genus Microberlinia.
zebress noun: A female zebra.
zebrin noun: Any of the molecules expressed by subsets of Purkinje cells that reveal the underlying zone-and-stripe architecture of the cerebellum.
zebrina noun /zɪˈbɹiːnə/: The flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves.
zebrine adjective, noun /ˈzɛbɹaɪn/: Of, like, or pertaining to a zebra.
zebrinny noun /zəˈbɹɪni/: The offspring of a male horse and a female zebra.
zebro noun: A wild horse or horse-like animal that many medieval authors reported living in the Iberian Peninsula until the 16th century, described as an ashen-colored...
zebroid adjective, noun /ˈzɛbˌɹɔɪd/: A cross between a zebra and any other equine animal, but especially a horse.
Zebrowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
zebrula noun /ˈzɛb.ɹuːl.ə/: Alternative form of zebrule.
zebrule noun /ˈzɛb.ɹuːl/: A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.
zebu noun /ˈziː.b(j)uː/: A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
zebub noun /ˈziːbʌb/: Synonym of zimb.
zebuine adjective, noun: Pertaining to zebus
zebularine noun: An inhibitor of DNA methylation that is used as an anticancer drug
Zebulon proper noun: A city, the county seat of Pike County, Georgia, United States, named after Zebulon Pike.
Zebulonite noun: Alternative form of Zebulunite.
Zebulun proper noun /ˈzɛ.bjʊˌlən/: Tenth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Zebulunite adjective, noun /ˈzɛ.bjʊ.ləˌnaɪt/: A descendant of Zebulun, tenth son of Jacob.
ZEC noun: Acronym of zero-emission certificate.
Zecca proper noun: A surname from Italian.
zecchin noun /ˈzɛkɪn/: Any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
zecchine noun: Alternative form of zecchino (gold coin)
zecchino noun: An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin.
Zecharia proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Zechariah
Zechariah proper noun /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/: A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
Zechi-Ceide syndrome noun: A rare disease characterized by facial anomalies, large feet, mental deficiency, and occipital atretic cephalocele.
zechin noun: Alternative spelling of zecchin.
Zechstein proper noun: A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the Permian Basin (Europe), corresponding to the Lopingian (epoch).
zechut noun: fortunate opportunity, privilege
zed noun, verb /zɛd/: The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
zed-bed noun: Alternative form of Z-bed.
Zed-car noun: Synonym of Z-car.
zeda noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
zedakah noun: Alternative spelling of tzedakah.
Zedd proper noun: A surname.
Zeddy noun /ˈzɛdi/: The Sinclair ZX81, an early British home computer.
Zedekiah proper noun: A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.
zedoaria noun /ˌzɛdəˈwɛɹi.ə/: Alternative form of zedoary.
zedoary noun /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/: Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.
Zedong proper noun: A male given name from Chinese.
zedonk noun: Alternative form of zeedonk.
zeds noun: plural of Zed
zedsexual adjective /zɛdˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/: Not asexual; experiencing sexual attraction to others.
zee article, noun, verb /ziː/: The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
Zeeb proper noun: A surname.
Zeebrugge proper noun /ˈzeɪˌbɹʊɡə/: A coastal village and port on the North Sea in West Flanders, Belgium.
zeedonk noun /ˈziːˌdɒnk/: A cross between a zebra and a donkey.
Zeehan proper noun: A town in West Coast council area, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
zeehorse noun: A zorse.
Zeek proper noun /ziːk/: A surname.
zeekoe noun: hippopotamus
Zeeland proper noun: A province of the Netherlands.
Zeelander noun: An inhabitant of Zeeland.
Zeelandia proper noun: A village in Guyana.
Zeelandic adjective: Of or relating to Zeeland.
Zeeman proper noun: A surname.
Zeeman effect noun: The splitting of single spectral lines into three (or more) in the presence of a magnetic field.
Zeeman energy noun: The energy of the interaction between the magnetic moment of an atom or molecule or the magnetization and an applied magnetic field
Zeeman slower noun: An experimental system that enables the cooling of atoms to temperatures of the order of a few kelvins, based on the principle that a magnetic field can...
Zeenat proper noun: A female given name from Arabic.
zeer noun: Alternative form of zir (“water jug”).
zeera noun /ˈziːɹə/: cumin
zeerust noun: Datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic.
zees noun: Alternative letter-case form of zees.
zeese noun: Coffee.
Zeeshan proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
zef noun: A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.
zefir noun: Alternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).
zehnbein noun: Synonym of decad (group of ten)
Zehnder proper noun: A surname.
zehner noun: An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers.
Zehr proper noun: A surname.
zeibekiko noun: A kind of Greek folk dance.
zeid noun: Any fish in the family Zeidae.
Zeidan proper noun: A surname.
zeideh noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
zeidi noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
Zeidler proper noun: A surname.
zeidy noun: Alternative spelling of zayde.
zeiform adjective: Of or relating to the taxonomic order Zeiformes of marine ray-finned fishes including the dories.
Zeigarnik effect noun: The effect that remembering something is easier if a study period is interrupted by other tasks.
Zeigler proper noun: A surname.
zeilanite noun: candite
Zeiler proper noun: A surname.
zein noun: A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
zeinoxanthin noun: A carotenoid found in certain algae, plants and gastropods, C₄₀H₅₆O
zeiosis noun: The formation of blebs.
Zeisel proper noun: A surname.
Zeisel number noun: A squarefree integer with at least three prime factors which fall into the pattern p_x=ap_x-1+b, where a and b are some integer constants and x is the index...
Zeisian adjective: Of or relating to Eduard Zeis (1807-1868), German surgeon and ophthalmologist.
Zeisler proper noun: A surname from German.
zeism noun: Synonym of pellagra.
Zeiss proper noun: A surname.
zeist noun: One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra.
zeitgeber noun /ˈtsʌɪtɡeɪbə/: A rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock.
zeitgeist noun /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/: Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist.
zeitgeistification noun: The process by which someone or something becomes part of the zeitgeist (the spirit of the age).
zeitgeistily adverb: In a manner befitting the times.
zeitgeisty adjective /ˈzaɪtɡaɪsti/: Conforming to the zeitgeist.
Zeitler proper noun: A surname.
Zeitlin proper noun: A surname.
zeitnot noun /ˈzaɪt.nət/: time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves
Zeitz proper noun: A surname.
zejel noun: Alternative form of zajal (“Arabic poetic form”).
zejelesque adjective: Alternative form of zajalesque.
zek noun /zɛk/: A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp.
Zeke proper noun /ziːk/: A diminutive of the male given name Ezekiel, also used as a formal given name.
zektzerite noun: A mineral of agpaitic granites.
zel noun: Alternative form of zill.
zelant noun: A zealot.
zelator noun: A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.
zelatrice noun: A zelatrix (nun).
zelatrix noun: A nun who oversees the behavior of young nuns.
Zelaya proper noun: A surname.
Zelazny proper noun: A surname from Polish.
zelcova noun: Alternative form of zelkova.
Zelda proper noun /ˈzɛldə/: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Zelda-like adjective: Resembling or characteristic of American novelist, painter, playwright, and socialite Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948).
Zeldaesque adjective: Reminiscent of the Legend of Zelda series of fantasy action adventure video games.
Zeldalike adjective: Alternative form of Zelda-like.
Zeldin proper noun: A surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Zelenka proper noun: A surname.
Zeleny proper noun: A surname from Czech [in turn from the Slavic languages].
Zeleny sedimentation value noun: A measurement of how much of a batch of wheat flour sedimentizes during a set period of time in a lactic acid solution, used to predict the baking...
Zeliangrong noun: Collectively, the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei peoples of India.
Zelienople proper noun: A borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Zelig noun /ˈzɛlɪɡ/: An ordinary person who can change their appearance or behavior to suit their surroundings, especially one who is unexpectedly associated with important...
Zelig-like adjective: Having an extremely flexible, inconsistent or polymorphic character.
Zelig-like syndrome noun: Synonym of environmental dependency syndrome
Zelig syndrome noun: Synonym of environmental dependency syndrome
Zeligesque adjective /ˌzɛlɪɡˈɛsk/: Of a person: appearing at a surprisingly wide variety of historic events or with a diverse group of historic figures.
Zelina proper noun /ˈzɛlinə/: A female given name from Greek borrowed from Latin.
Zelinski proper noun: A surname.
Zelinsky proper noun: A surname.
Zelizer proper noun: A surname.
zelkova noun /ˈzɛlkəvə/: A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
zelkovamycin noun: A cyclic peptide antibiotic isolated from a species of Streptomyces
ZELL noun: Initialism of zero-length launch.
Zeller proper noun: A surname from German.
zellerite noun: A soft mineral containing calcium and uranium.
Zellers proper noun: A surname from German.
zellige noun /zɛˈliːd͡ʒ/: A form of terracotta tilework covered with enamel in the form of chips set into plaster, characteristic of Moroccan architecture.
zellij noun: Alternative form of zellige.
Zellner proper noun: A surname from German.
Zellweger syndrome noun: A rare congenital disorder characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes in the cells of the liver, kidneys, and brain and the inability to...
Zelma proper noun: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Selma.
Zelman proper noun: A surname.
zelnik noun: A traditional pastry eaten in Bulgaria and North Macedonia, composed of layers of thinly-rolled leavened wheat flour dough, or possibly phyllo pastry,...
Zelophehad proper noun /zɪˈlɒfɪhæd/: A male given name from Hebrew.
zeloso adjective, adverb: Zealous, energetic, enthusiastic; typically an annotation to direct the style of play.
zelotic adjective: Characteristic of zealots, especially those that were part of rebellious movements in biblical times.
zelotypia noun: jealousy
Zeltinger noun: A wine from the Zeltingen-Rachtig region of Germany.
zelyonka noun: Brilliant green, especially when thrown on the body of a victim in Russian politically-motivated attacks.
zem noun: A zemidjan.
Žemaitian adjective, noun: Samogitian
zemannite noun: A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, tellurium, and zinc.
Zemarite noun: An inhabitant of the city of Ṣumuru (identified with modern Tell Kazel on the coast of Syria).
zemblanity noun: The occurrence or discovery of events described as unlucky, unpleasant or expected.
zeme noun: Alternative form of zemi.
Zemeckis proper noun: A surname from Lithuanian.
zemeism noun: Alternative form of zemiism.
zemi noun: Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.
zemidjan noun: A motorcycle taxi found in Benin.
zemiism noun: The belief in zemis (deities in Taino culture).
zemindar noun: Alternative spelling of zamindar.
zemindarate noun: The zone of jurisdiction of a zemindar.
zemindari noun: Alternative form of zamindari.
zemindarni noun: Alternative form of zamindarni.
zemindarship noun: The position or office of zemindar.
zemindary noun: Alternative form of zamindari.
Zemke proper noun: A surname from German.
zemkorite noun: A soft hexagonal mineral containing potassium, sodium, calcium, carbon, and oxygen.
zemlyanka noun /zɛmliˈɑŋkə/: dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries)
zemmi noun: Alternative form of dhimmi.
zemmiphobia noun: The fear of the great mole rat.
zemni noun: The Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni)
zemstvo noun /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/: A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.
zemstwo noun: Alternative form of zemstvo.
zen adjective, noun /zɛn/: Alternative letter-case form of zen: (religion) enlightenment and (informal) mindful action, instruction, or behavior considered similar to Zen.
Zen Buddhism noun: The Zen denomination of Buddhism.

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.