English Words: Z
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The Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring. His parents are Eos/Aurora and Astraeus, and his brothers are Boreas, Notus and Eurus, (the Anemoi), and the Astra Planeta. His wife is Chloris and their son is Karpos. His Roman counterpart is Favonius.
A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.
A type of bend knot used to join lines and cords, for its ability to maintain line strength and security, along with ease of release. Also known as the Rosendahl bend.
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻²¹ (short scale sextillionth or long scale trilliardth). Symbol: z
Having a concentration of one zeptomole per litre. This is only about 600 particles per liter.
A technique for simplifying mental approximations by reducing each number to one significant figure followed by zeroes.
The sound made when someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.
A form of squat exercise in which the barbell is held in the crooks of the arms, on the inside of the elbow.
To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
Any of a class of types of grease nipples, or an instance thereof; (usually, in current usage) any grease nipple.
A pseudoscientific theory of the Polish artist Stanisław Szukalski, positing that all human culture was derived from post-deluge Easter Island and that humankind was locked in an eternal struggle with the offspring of yeti and humans.
A theorem about finite two-person games of perfect information in which the players move alternately and chance does not affect the decision-making process. It states that if the game cannot end in a draw, then one of the two players must have a winning strategy, i.e. force a win.
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 18. 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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