z | (noun) the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: ezed, izzard, Z, zed, zee |
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zaatar | (noun) a famous Middle Eastern condiment made from dried hyssop leaves, mixed with sesame seeds, dried sumac, and often salt, as well as other spices. | - |
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zabaglione | (noun) light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled | Synonyms: sabayon |
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zaftig | (adjective) (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous | Synonyms: buxom, zoftig |
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zag | (noun) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions | Synonyms: zig, zigzag |
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zaire | (noun) the basic unit of money in Zaire | - |
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zakat | (noun) the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship | - |
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zalcitabine | (noun) an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection; a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) | Synonyms: ddC, DDC, dideoxycytosine |
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zaman | (noun) large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle | Synonyms: Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, saman, zamang |
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zamang | (noun) large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle | Synonyms: Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, saman, zaman |
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zamboorak | (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies | Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamburak, zamburek, zumbooruck, zumbooruk |
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zamburak | (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies | Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburek, zumbooruck, zumbooruk |
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zamburek | (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies | Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburak, zumbooruck, zumbooruk |
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zamia | (noun) any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads | - |
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zany | (adjective) ludicrous, foolish | Synonyms: goofy, silly, wacky, whacky |
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(adjective) like a clown | Synonyms: buffoonish, clownish, clownlike |
(noun) a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect | - |
(noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat |
zap | (noun) a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact | - |
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(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven | Synonyms: micro-cook, microwave, nuke |
(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: atomise, atomize, nuke |
(verb) kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting | Synonyms: vaporize |
(verb) strike suddenly and with force | - |
zapper | (noun) an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents | - |
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zarf | (noun) an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup | - |
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zayin | (noun) the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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zeal | (noun) prompt willingness | Synonyms: eagerness, forwardness, readiness |
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(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | Synonyms: ardor, ardour, elan |
(noun) excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end | - |
zealot | (noun) a fervent and even militant proponent of something | Synonyms: drumbeater, partisan |
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zealotry | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanaticism, fanatism |
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zealous | (adjective) marked by active interest and enthusiasm | Synonyms: avid |
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zealously | (adverb) in a zealous manner | - |
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zeaxanthin | (noun) yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn | - |
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zebibit | (noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits | Synonyms: Zibit |
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zebibyte | (noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes | Synonyms: ZB, zettabyte, ZiB |
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zebra | (noun) any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines | - |
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zebrawood | (noun) any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood | Synonyms: zebrawood tree |
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(noun) handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork | - |
zebu | (noun) domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia | - |
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zed | (noun) the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: ezed, izzard, Z, z, zee |
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zee | (noun) the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: ezed, izzard, Z, z, zed |
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zenerdiode | (noun) a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator | Synonyms: stabilitron |
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zenith | (noun) the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
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zenithal | (adjective) relating to or located at or near the zenith | - |
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zeolite | (noun) any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks | - |
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zep | (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge |
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zephyr | (noun) a slight wind (usually refreshing) | Synonyms: air, breeze, gentle wind |
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zeppelin | (noun) a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs | Synonyms: Graf Zeppelin |
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zero | (adjective) of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) | - |
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(adjective) indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration | Synonyms: 0 |
(adjective) having no measurable or otherwise determinable value | - |
(adjective) indicating an initial point or origin | - |
(noun) the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing | - |
(noun) the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured | Synonyms: zero point |
(noun) a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | Synonyms: 0, cipher, cypher, nought |
(noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zilch, zip, zippo |
(verb) adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun) | Synonyms: zero in |
(verb) adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value | - |
zeroth | (adjective) preceding even the first | - |
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zest | (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess |
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(noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | Synonyms: gusto, relish, zestfulness |
(verb) add herbs or spices to | Synonyms: spice, spice up |
zestful | (adjective) marked by spirited enjoyment | Synonyms: barmy, yeasty, zesty |
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zestfully | (adverb) with zest | Synonyms: zestily |
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zestfulness | (noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | Synonyms: gusto, relish, zest |
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zestily | (adverb) with zest | Synonyms: zestfully |
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zesty | (adjective) marked by spirited enjoyment | Synonyms: barmy, yeasty, zestful |
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(adjective) having an agreeably pungent taste | Synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury |
zeta | (noun) the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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zettabit | (noun) a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits | Synonyms: Zb, Zbit |
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zettabyte | (noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes | Synonyms: ZB, zebibyte, ZiB |
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(noun) a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes | Synonyms: ZB |
zettaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one sextillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: ZFLOPS |
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zeugma | (noun) use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect | - |
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zidovudine | (noun) an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow | Synonyms: AZT, Retrovir, ZDV |
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zig | (noun) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions | Synonyms: zag, zigzag |
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zigadene | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous | Synonyms: death camas |
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ziggurat | (noun) a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | Synonyms: zikkurat, zikurat |
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zigzag | (adjective) having short sharp turns or angles | Synonyms: zig-zag |
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(noun) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions | Synonyms: zag, zig |
(adverb) in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path | - |
(verb) travel along a zigzag path | Synonyms: crank |
zigzaggedness | (noun) The state or quality of being zigzagged or alternating directions sharply. | - |
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zikkurat | (noun) a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | Synonyms: ziggurat, zikurat |
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zikurat | (noun) a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | Synonyms: ziggurat, zikkurat |
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zilch | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zip, zippo |
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zill | (noun) one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance | - |
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zillion | (adjective) very large indeterminate number | - |
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(noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion |
zinc | (noun) a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende | Synonyms: atomic number 30, Zn |
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(verb) coat or cover with zinc | - |
zinfandel | (noun) dry fruity red wine from California | - |
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zing | (noun) the activeness of an energetic personality | Synonyms: dynamism, oomph, pizzaz, pizzazz |
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(noun) a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound | - |
zinger | (noun) a striking or amusing or caustic remark | - |
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zinkenite | (noun) a steel grey metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony) | - |
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zinnia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads | Synonyms: old maid, old maid flower |
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zinnwaldite | (noun) a mica containing iron and lithium | - |
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zip | (noun) a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab | Synonyms: slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper |
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(noun) forceful exertion | Synonyms: energy, vigor, vigour |
(noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zippo |
(verb) close with a zipper | Synonyms: zip up, zipper |
(verb) move very fast | Synonyms: hurry, speed, travel rapidly |
zipper | (noun) a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab | Synonyms: slide fastener, zip, zip fastener |
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(verb) close with a zipper | Synonyms: zip, zip up |
zippo | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip |
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zippy | (adjective) quick and energetic | Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking |
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(adjective) marked by lively action | Synonyms: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited |
zircon | (noun) a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent | Synonyms: zirconium silicate |
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zirconia | (noun) a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes | Synonyms: zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide |
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zirconium | (noun) a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon | Synonyms: atomic number 40, Zr |
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zit | (noun) a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne | Synonyms: hickey, pimple |
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zither | (noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | Synonyms: cither, zithern |
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zithern | (noun) a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | Synonyms: cither, zither |
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ziti | (noun) medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces | - |
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zizz | (noun) a nap | - |
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(noun) a buzzing or whizzing sound | - |
zloty | (noun) the basic unit of money in Poland | - |
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zoanthropy | (noun) the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal | - |
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zoarium | (noun) a colony of zooids. | - |
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zodiac | (noun) (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs | - |
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(noun) a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes | - |
zodiacal | (adjective) relating to or included in the zodiac | - |
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zoftig | (adjective) (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous | Synonyms: buxom, zaftig |
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zoic | (adjective) pertaining to animals or animal life or action | - |
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zombi | (noun) several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur | Synonyms: zombie |
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(noun) a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force | Synonyms: living dead, zombie |
(noun) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | Synonyms: automaton, zombie |
(noun) a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies | Synonyms: snake god, zombie |
(noun) (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body | Synonyms: zombi spirit, zombie, zombie spirit |
zombie | (noun) several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur | Synonyms: zombi |
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(noun) a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force | Synonyms: living dead, zombi |
(noun) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | Synonyms: automaton, zombi |
(noun) a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies | Synonyms: snake god, zombi |
(noun) (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body | Synonyms: zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit |
zona | (noun) (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure | Synonyms: zone |
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zonal | (adjective) associated with or divided into zones | - |
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(adjective) relating to or of the nature of a zone | Synonyms: zonary |
zonary | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of a zone | Synonyms: zonal |
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zone | (noun) (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure | Synonyms: zona |
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(noun) a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features | - |
(noun) an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic | - |
(noun) any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude | Synonyms: geographical zone |
(verb) separate or apportion into sections | Synonyms: partition |
(verb) regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | Synonyms: district |
zoning | (noun) dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc | - |
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zonula | (noun) small beltlike zone | Synonyms: zonule |
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zonule | (noun) small beltlike zone | Synonyms: zonula |
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zoo | (noun) the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition | Synonyms: menagerie, zoological garden |
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zooecdysone | (noun) The term 'zooecdysone' refers to the molting hormones of insects. | - |
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