English Words: Z

2,810 words · Page 20 of 57

Pertaining to the ejection of the occupant of an aircraft from a grounded stationary position (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed).

The bone of a lamb shank, laid on a platter as one of five symbolic foods at Passover.

Capable of being zeroed.

Synonym of niladic.

Alternative spelling of zeroa.

Nullary.

Having an axis composed of zeroes.

zero-configuration networking

Zero times as great; unchanged or remaining constant.

Single; unmarried or celibate.

A hypothetical polygon with no vertices.

Of or pertaining to a zerogon.

The representation of a phoneme with zero letters.

A hypothetical polyhedron with no faces.

A zero identity.

The period between the years 2000 and 2009, inclusive.

zeroisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of zeroization.

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of zeroize.

A belief that the physical world is illusion.

A proponent of zero population growth (ZPG).

zeroizationnoun

The act or process of zeroizing.

To set, reset, or initialize something (especially a variable or parameter) to zero.

A zero-pronged fork.

Lacking the digit zero (e.g. of a series or long number).

Resembling or characteristic of zero.

A surname from Spanish.

The property of being zero.

Nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved.

In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.

In the zeroth place; before even the first thing.

A surname from Armenian.

Having a valency of zero

A form of psychological warfare used by the Stasi.

a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity.

A figure in the Hebrew Bible, a sister of King David.

Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.

A surname from Greek.

A surname from Czech.

Of or relating to John Zerzan.

A follow or advocate of the ideas or theories of John Zerzan.

A male given name from Arabic, variant of Zeeshan or Zishan.

zestnoun

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.

Full of zest.

With zest or enthusiasm.

zestfulnessnoun

State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic.

In a zesty manner; with zest

The state or property of being zesty.

Lacking zest; passionless, unenthusiastic.

In a zestless way.

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 20. 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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