English Words: Z

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zona radiatanoun

A radiately striated membrane situated next to the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only.

zona reticularisnoun

The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.

Zona Sulname

A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

zonadhesinnoun

A male reproductive protein associated with cell adhesion.

zonaladj

Divided into zones.

zonalitynoun

The state or condition of being zonal.

zonallyadv

in zones.

Zonarasname

A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by

zonaryadj

zonal

zonatelyadv

In a zonate manner.

zonationnoun

An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.

zondanoun

A hot, dry wind of the Andes.

zonenoun

Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).

zone defensenoun

A defense in which each player covers an area of the court.

Zone dietnoun

A diet that advocates consuming calories from carbohydrates and protein in a balanced ratio.

zone of proximal developmentnoun

The space between what a learner is capable of doing unsupported and what the learner cannot do even with support.

zone pickingnoun

An order picking method where the warehouse is separated in different zones.

zone platenoun

A Fresnel zone plate.

zone-batch pickingnoun

An order picking method that combines zone picking and batch picking.

zone-batch-wave pickingnoun

An order picking method that combines zone picking, batch picking and wave picking.

zone-tailed hawknoun

a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas

zone-wave pickingnoun

An order picking method that combines zone picking and wave picking.

zonedadj

Included in a zone.

zoned outadj

Intoxicated by drugs.

zonelessadj

Without zones; unzoned.

zoneletnoun

A small zone.

zonelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a zone.

zonernoun

Someone who zones things.

zonesthesianoun

A feeling of constriction, as if by a belt.

zonetimenoun

The time in a particular time zone, based on a meridian, as opposed to standard time.

Zongname

A surname from Chinese.

zongdunoun

A governor of one or more provinces of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zongyangname

A county of Tongling, Anhui, China.

zongzinoun

A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in large flat leaves, and cooked by steaming or boiling.

Zoniannoun

A person from, or working in, the former American territory in Panama called the Panama Canal Zone.

zonicadj

Zonal; relating to zones.

Zonienoun

A person from the state of Arizona.

zoniferousadj

Composed of many zones or layers.

zonificationnoun

The creation or process of creation of a zone.

zonifugaladj

Proceeding out of a zone or region from inside that zone or region, as with an examination beginning in a body part affected by a drug or disease and moving from there to a normal body part.

zoningnoun

Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

zonipetaladj

Proceeding into a zone or region from outside that zone or region, as with an examination beginning in a normal body part and moving from there to a body part affected by a drug or disease.

zonisamidenoun

A sulfonamide anticonvulsant drug.

zonknoun

An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).

zonk outverb

To fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.

zonkedadj

Extremely fatigued.

zonkednessnoun

The quality of being zonked.

zonkernoun

Someone who zonks, especially by taking drugs.

zonkeynoun

The offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

zonkingadj

Striking; great.

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 39. 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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