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Zech abbreviation Zechariah

Zech·a·ri·ah noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture

zed noun, chiefly British

: the letter z

zeit·geist noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Zeit time + Geist spirit]

: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural state of an era

Zen noun : a Japanese Buddhist sect that teaches self-discipline, meditation, and attainment of enlightenment through direct intuitive insight

ze·na·na noun : HAREM

ze·nith noun 1 : the point in the heavens directly overhead

2 : the highest point : ACME

Synonyms

acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top—more at HEIGHT

ze·o·lite noun : any of various feldsparlike silicates used esp. as water softeners

Zeph abbreviation Zephaniah

Zeph·a·ni·ah noun : a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture

zeph·yr noun 1 : a breeze from the west

2 : a gentle breeze

Synonyms

air, breath, breeze, puff, waft—more at BREEZE

zep·pe·lin noun [ORIGIN: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin †1917 Ger. airship manufacturer]

: a cylindrical rigid blimplike airship

1zero noun, plural zeros also zeroes [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. Ar ṣifr]

1 : the numerical symbol 0

2 : the number represented by the symbol 0

3 : the point at which the graduated degrees or measurements on a scale (as of a thermometer) begin

4 : the lowest point

5 : a person or thing that has no importance, influence, or independent existence

Synonyms

[1, 2] aught, cipher, naught, nil, nothing, zip; also blank, void

[5] nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, whippersnapper—more at NOBODY

2zero adjective 1 : of, relating to, or being a zero

2 : having no magnitude or quantity

3 : ABSENT, LACKING; especially : having no modified inflectional form

3zero verb : to adjust the sights of a firearm to hit the point aimed at — usu. used with in

zero hour noun 1 : the time at which an event (as a military operation) is scheduled to begin

2 : a time when a vital decision or decisive change must be made

zest noun 1 : a quality of enhancing enjoyment : PIQUANCY

2 : keen enjoyment : GUSTO

— zest·ful adjective

— zest·ful·ly adverb

— zest·ful·ness noun

— zesty adjective

ze·ta noun : the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet — Ζ or ζ

zi·do·vu·dine noun : AZT

1zigzag noun : one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course; also : something marked by such a series

2zigzag adverb : in or by a zigzag path

3zigzag adjective : having short sharp turns or angles

4zigzag verb zig·zagged; zig·zag·ging : to form into or proceed along a zigzag

zil·lion noun : a large indeterminate number

Zim·ba·bwe·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

— Zimbabwean adjective

zinc noun : a bluish-white metallic chemical element that is commonly found in minerals and is used esp. in alloys and as a protective coating for iron and steel

zinc oxide noun : a white solid used esp. as a pigment, in compounding rubber, and in ointments and sunblocks

zine noun : a noncommercial publication usu. devoted to specialized subject matter

zin·fan·del noun, often cap : a dry red table wine made chiefly in California

zing noun 1 : a shrill humming noise

2 : the energy and vigor characteristic of a healthy life : VITALITY

3 : the quality of having activity, drive, and enthusiasm

— zing verb

Synonyms

[2, 3] dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, life, pep, sap, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zip—more at VIGOR

[3] bounce, esprit, punch, spirit, verve—more at SPIRIT

zing·er noun : a pointed witty remark or retort

zin·nia noun : any of a genus of tropical American herbs or low shrubs related to the daisies and widely grown for their showy long-lasting flowers

Zi·on noun 1 : the Jewish people

2 : the Jewish homeland as a symbol of Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration

3 : HEAVEN

4 : UTOPIA

Zi·on·ism noun : an international movement orig. for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later