English Words: Z
2,810 words · Page 36 of 57
A non-alcoholic beverage, apparently carbonated, manufactured for a time in the 1880s as part of the temperance movement.
An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
Synonym of goyslop (“low-quality food, seen in antisemitic circles as being promoted by Jews”).
Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).
A surname. Famously born by a saint (George the Zograf, an icon in Zograf Monastery) and used as the pen name of a number of Bulgarian iconographers and painters.
A device used for viewing perspective prints, consisting of a lens and a slanting mirror on a stand.
Synonym of goyslop (“low-quality food, seen in antisemitic circles as being promoted by Jews”).
A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.
The use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion.
A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.
A type of beer brewed in the Oberpfalz in north-eastern Bavaria, Germany, between Franconia and the Czech Republic.
Resembling Zoilus or Zoilos (c. 400 BCE–320 BCE), Ancient Greek grammarian notorious for unfairly harsh criticism.
An Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.
A reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among primitive groups.
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 36. 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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