English Words: Z

2,810 words · Page 50 of 57

Zuchowskiname

A surname from Polish.

Zuckname

Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984), founder of the social network Facebook

Zuckername

A surname from German.

Zucker ratnoun

A strain of rat bred as a genetic model for research on obesity and hypertension.

Zuckerbergname

An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

Zuckerbergianadj

Of or relating to Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984), founder of the social network Facebook.

Zuckerbucksnoun

Political grants or donations linked to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

zuckergusslebernoun

hyaloserositis, frosted liver

Zuckermanname

A surname from German.

Zuckermannname

Alternative form of Zuckerman; A surname from German.

zuclomifenenoun

The more active isomer of clomiphene, which binds to estrogen receptors and stays bound for long periods of time, preventing normal receptor recycling and causing an effective reduction in hypothalamic estrogen receptor number.

zuclopenthixolnoun

A typical antipsychotic neuroleptic drug of the thioxanthene group.

Zuczekname

A surname from Polish.

Zufallname

A surname from German.

zufolonoun

A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.

Zugname

A canton of Switzerland.

Zugdidiname

A city, the regional capital of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia.

Zugspitzename

The highest mountain of Germany, located in the Alps on the border between Bavaria and Tyrol, Austria.

zugunruhenoun

Anxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period.

zugzwangnoun

A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move; a position where any legal move will worsen a player's situation.

zugzwängenoun

plural of zugzwang

Zuhayrname

A male given name from Arabic.

Zuhlkename

A surname from German.

Zuhresname

A city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

ZUInoun

Acronym of zooming user interface.

zui quannoun

Drunken Fist; drunken boxing.

Zuidplasname

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

zuihitsunoun

A Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas

Zuinglianadj

Archaic form of Zwinglian.

Zuinglianismnoun

Archaic form of Zwinglianism.

Zuingliusname

Ulrich Zwingli

zuisinnoun

The American wigeon.

Zuismnoun

Sumerian and Semitic Neopaganism; modern revival of the Mesopotamian and Canaanite religions.

Zuistadj

Relating to Zuism.

Zukname

A surname from Polish.

zukenoun

Zucchini.

Zukowskiname

A surname from Polish.

Zulaufname

A surname from German.

zulenoun

One of the three stylized pillars (often considered chess rooks) in the canting arms of Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein.

Zulegername

A surname from German.

Zuleikaname

A female given name from Arabic.

Zuleikhaname

Alternative form of Zuleika.

Zuletaname

A surname.

Zulianame

A state of Venezuela.

Zulloname

A surname from Italian.

zulmnoun

sin, wrong-doing, injustice

Zulunoun

A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

Zulu timenoun

Coordinated Universal Time.

Zuluaganame

A surname.

Zuludomnoun

The realm or sphere of Zulu people.

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 50. 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.

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