English Words: Z

2,810 words · Page 12 of 57

zazzyadj

Shiny or flashy.

Zbarazhname

A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

Zbikowskiname

A surname from Polish.

Zborivname

A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

ZDnoun

Initialism of zenith distance.

Zdarsky tent-sacknoun

A type of tent designed without any poles and made of a waterproofed cotton sheet.

zdenekitenoun

A blue monoclinic mineral, a sodium, lead copper arsenate chloride

ZDFname

Initialism of Zimbabwe Defence Forces.

Zdolbunivname

A city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.

zdravets oilnoun

An oil obtained from Geranium macrorhizum, used in perfumery.

Zdrójname

A village in Gmina Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Grodzisk County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

zduhaćnoun

In Serbian traditions, a man believed to have an inborn supernatural ability to protect their estate, village, or region against destructive weather conditions, such as storms, hail, or torrential rains.

zearticle

Nonstandard spelling of the, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German.

Zeaname

A surname.

zeacarotenenoun

A particular carotenoid.

zealnoun

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 horseproverb

Enthusiasm of an inexperienced person cannot be easily controlled.

Zealandname

The largest island of Denmark.

Zealandernoun

A resident or inhabitant of Zealand.

Zealandianame

A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the profferred eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago.

Zealandianadj

Of or pertaining to Zealandia.

Zealandicname

The dialect of Danish spoken in Zealand, island in the North Sea.

zealantnoun

A zealot.

zealenoun

Archaic spelling of zeal.

zealedadj

Full of zeal.

zealfuladj

Full of zeal.

zeallessadj

Without zeal.

zealotnoun

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.

zealoternoun

One who is full of zeal and commitment.

zealoticadj

In the manner of a zealot; zealous; fanatic.

zealoticaladj

Zealotic.

zealotismnoun

The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.

zealotistnoun

A zealot.

zealotrynoun

Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.

zealousadj

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.

zealouslyadv

Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

zealousnessnoun

The quality of being zealous; zeal.

zealousynoun

Zeal; zealotry.

Zealsname

A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831).

zeamatinnoun

An antifungal protein found in Zea mays.

zeaminenoun

Any of a class of cationic polyketide peptide antibiotics produced by Serratia plymuthica

zeannoun

A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.

zearalenonenoun

A potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium (syn. Gibberella) fungi.

zeatinnoun

A plant hormone derived from adenine, having the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₃N₅O.

zeawantnoun

Alternative form of seawan.

zeaxanthinnoun

A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize

zeaxantholnoun

A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene.

Zebname

A diminutive of the male given names Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon, or Zebulun.

Zebadiahname

One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character)

zebavidinnoun

An avidin found in zebrafish.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Z contains 2,810 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 57 pages, and you are currently viewing page 12. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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