English Words: Z

2,810 words · Page 14 of 57

zedoarianoun

Alternative form of zedoary.

zedoarynoun

Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.

zedsexualadj

Not asexual; experiencing sexual attraction to others.

zeenoun

The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

Zeebruggename

A coastal village and port on the North Sea in West Flanders, Belgium.

zeedonknoun

A cross between a zebra and a donkey.

Zeehanname

A town in West Coast council area, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.

zeehorsenoun

A zorse.

Zeekname

A surname.

zeekoenoun

hippopotamus

Zeelandname

A province of the Netherlands.

Zeelandernoun

An inhabitant of Zeeland.

Zeelandianame

A village in Guyana.

Zeemanname

A surname.

Zeeman effectnoun

The splitting of single spectral lines into three (or more) in the presence of a magnetic field.

Zeeman energynoun

The energy of the interaction between the magnetic moment of an atom or molecule or the magnetization and an applied magnetic field

zeernoun

Alternative form of zir (“water jug”).

zeeranoun

cumin

zeerustnoun

Datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic.

zeesenoun

Coffee.

Zeeshanname

A male given name from Arabic.

zefnoun

A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.

Zeffiename

A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

zefirnoun

Alternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).

Zegarraname

A surname.

zehnbeinnoun

Synonym of decad (group of ten)

zehnernoun

An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers.

zeidnoun

Any fish in the family Zeidae.

zeidehnoun

Alternative spelling of zayde.

zeidinoun

Alternative spelling of zayde.

Zeigarnik effectnoun

The effect that remembering something is easier if a study period is interrupted by other tasks.

Zeiglername

A surname.

Zeimetname

A surname from German.

zeinnoun

A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

Zeinername

A surname from German.

zeiosisnoun

The formation of blebs.

Zeisel numbernoun

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 number of each prime factor in the factorization, sorted from lowest to highest.

Zeisetname

A surname.

Zeisianadj

Of or relating to Eduard Zeis (1807-1868), German surgeon and ophthalmologist.

Zeislername

A surname from German.

zeismnoun

Pellagra.

Zeissname

A surname.

Zeistname

A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

zeitgebernoun

A rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock.

zeitgeistnoun

The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

zeitgeisternoun

plural of zeitgeist

zeitgeistieradj

comparative form of zeitgeisty: more zeitgeisty

zeitgeistiestadj

superlative form of zeitgeisty: most zeitgeisty — trendiest, most modern, most contemporary

zeitgeistificationnoun

The process by which someone or something becomes part of the zeitgeist (the spirit of the age).

zeitgeistilyadv

In a manner befitting the times.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 14. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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