All English words - page 6561

Meanings of Zs:

noun

The twenty-sixth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

X sold a car to y (a car dealer) who in turn sold it to z (a finance company)

abbreviation

Zambia (international vehicle registration).

Atomic number.

Meanings of Zucchetto:

noun

A roman catholic cleric's skullcap: black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the pope.

Usage examples:

Turbans, fezzes, yarmulkes and black lace veils, or mantillas, joined the zucchettos or skull caps …

Meanings of Zucchettos:

noun

A roman catholic cleric's skullcap: black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the pope.

Usage examples:

Turbans, fezzes, yarmulkes and black lace veils, or mantillas, joined the zucchettos or skull caps …

Meanings of Zucchini:

noun

The immature fruit of a vegetable marrow; a courgette.

Usage examples:

Saute yellow and green zucchini in olive oil and season with oregano or basil for a quick and nutri…

Meanings of Zucchinis:

noun

The immature fruit of a vegetable marrow; a courgette.

Usage examples:

Saute yellow and green zucchini in olive oil and season with oregano or basil for a quick and nutri…

Meanings of Zugzwang:

noun

A situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage.

Usage examples:

Black is in zugzwang

Meanings of Zulu:

noun

A member of a south african people traditionally living mainly in kwazulu-natal province. the zulus formed a powerful military empire in southern africa during the 19th century before being defeated in a series of engagements with afrikaner and british settlers.

Usage examples:

But once again, neither the zulus nor the plains indians had artillery.

adjective

Relating to the zulus or their language.

Usage examples:

The zulu nation

Meanings of Zulus:

noun

A member of a south african people traditionally living mainly in kwazulu-natal province. the zulus formed a powerful military empire in southern africa during the 19th century before being defeated in a series of engagements with afrikaner and british settlers.

Usage examples:

But once again, neither the zulus nor the plains indians had artillery.

adjective

Relating to the zulus or their language.

Usage examples:

The zulu nation

Meanings of Zuni:

noun

A member of a pueblo people of western new mexico.

Usage examples:

They like to be called what they are - utes, hopis, zunis - and collectively, they answer to ‘first…

adjective

Relating to the zuni or their language.

Usage examples:

She furthered hopi and zuni art in the southwest, working in ceramics and silver.

Meanings of Zunis:

noun

A member of a pueblo people of western new mexico.

Usage examples:

They like to be called what they are - utes, hopis, zunis - and collectively, they answer to ‘first…

adjective

Relating to the zuni or their language.

Usage examples:

She furthered hopi and zuni art in the southwest, working in ceramics and silver.

Meanings of Zurich:

proper noun

A city in north central switzerland, situated on lake zurich; population 358,540 (2007). the largest city in switzerland, it is a major international financial centre.

noun

A term first used by british labour party ministers in the 1960s, when the pound was losing value, to refer to swiss bankers and the power and influence with which they control foreign money

Meanings of Zwieback:

noun

A rusk or biscuit made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.

Usage examples:

I don't think anything can precisely substitute for zwieback, which is a lightly sweetened yeast ru…

Meanings of Zwiebacks:

noun

A rusk or biscuit made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.

Usage examples:

I don't think anything can precisely substitute for zwieback, which is a lightly sweetened yeast ru…

Meanings of Zwinglian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.

Usage examples:

Some churches followed a zwinglian tradition

noun

A follower of the swiss protestant reformer ulrich zwingli or his doctrine.

Usage examples:

He eventually settled and became a zwinglian

Meanings of Zwitterion:

noun

A molecule or ion having separate positively and negatively charged groups.

Usage examples:

Further experiments will address the problem of how many water molecules are required to facilitate…

Meanings of Zydeco:

noun

A kind of black american dance music originally from southern louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.

Usage examples:

She'd grown up in lafayette, louisiana, to the sounds of country music and zydeco.

Meanings of Zydecos:

noun

A kind of black american dance music originally from southern louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.

Usage examples:

She'd grown up in lafayette, louisiana, to the sounds of country music and zydeco.

Meanings of Zygodactyl:

adjective

(of a bird's feet) having two toes pointing forward and two backward.

Usage examples:

The cuckoo's zygodactyl toes

noun

A bird with zygodactyl feet.

Meanings of Zygoma:

noun

The bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.

Usage examples:

Using the endoscope through the small lateral incision, the surgeon dissects the entire cheek from …

Meanings of Zygomata:

noun

The bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.

Usage examples:

Using the endoscope through the small lateral incision, the surgeon dissects the entire cheek from …

Meanings of Zygomatic:

adjective

Relating to the cheek bone

Usage examples:

The zygomatic bone

Meanings of Zygomaticus:

noun

A set of muscles in the cheek

Meanings of Zygomorphic:

adjective

(of a flower) having only one plane of symmetry, as in a pea or snapdragon; bilaterally symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The gynoecium is on the median plane of these zygomorphic flowers and not oblique as described in t…

Meanings of Zygomorphous:

adjective

(of a flower) having only one plane of symmetry, as in a pea or snapdragon; bilaterally symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The gynoecium is on the median plane of these zygomorphic flowers and not oblique as described in t…

Meanings of Zygoptera:

plural noun

A group of insects which comprises the damselflies.

Usage examples:

Phenological records for 29 species (six zygoptera and 23 anisoptera) from nine genera occurring in…