1: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation [syn: {omega}] 2: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British ca...

1: the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system

1: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Sayanci}]

1: light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled [syn: {sabayon}]

1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC [syn: {Zechariah}] 2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Bab...

1: 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {President Taylor}]

1: euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zoftig}]

1: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zigzag}, {zig}]

1: a genus of Tachyglossidae [syn: {genus Zaglossus}]

1: the capital of Croatia

1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

1: the basic unit of money in Zaire 2: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the Congo}, {Belgian Congo}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairese}] n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairese}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairean}] n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairean}]

1: monetary unit in Zaire

1: the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"

1: sea lions [syn: {genus Zalophus}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californicus}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californianus}]

1: a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Australian sea lion}]

1: the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {battle of Zama}]

1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, ...

1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, ...

1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi River}]

1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi}]

1: a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Zambia}, {Northern Rh...

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people n : a native or inhabitant of Zambia

1: the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: {kwacha}]

1: monetary unit in Zambia

1: the trade name for a machine that smoothes the ice in an ice-skating rink

1: any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {family Zamiaceae}]

1: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}]

1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {family Zamiaceae}, {zamia family}]

{zamindari}

1: United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) [syn: {Grey}]

1: English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Israel Zangwill}]

{zany}

{zany}

1: horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae [syn: {genus Zannichellia}]

1: found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn: {horned pondweed}]

1: alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species [syn: {family Zannichelliaceae}]

1: a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {ranitidine}]

1: calla lily [syn: {genus Zantedeschia}]

1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla}, {arum lily}]

1: calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {pink calla}]

1: deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn: {genus Zanthoxylum}]

1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]

1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs}, {Hercules-club}]

1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: {satinwood}, {West Indian satinwood}]

1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum}]

1: United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn: {Darryl Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]

1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, ...

1: an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

1: a hard copal derived from an African tree [syn: {anime}]

1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" 2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game...

1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: {Emiliano Zapata}]

1: jumping mice [syn: {family Zapodidae}]

1: of or relating to the language or culture of the Zapotec people n 1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Z...

1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Zapotec}] 2: the language of the Zapotec people [syn: {Zapotec}]

{zap}

1: an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; "a bug zapper"

{zap}

1: type genus of the Zapodidae [syn: {genus Zapus}]

1: widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada [syn: {meadow jumping mouse}]

1: an ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon [syn: {Saragossa}]

1: Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: {Zoroaster}]

1: an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup

1: a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

1: an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy [syn: {ethosuximide}, {Emeside}]

1: consort of Marduk [syn: {Sarpanitu}, {Zirbanit}]

1: city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Az Zarqa}]

1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia}, {humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum}]

1: the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1: an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {zidovudine}, {Retrovir}, {AZT}]

1: corn [syn: {genus Zea}]

1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: ...

1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: {soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}]

1: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat [syn: {popcorn}]

1: corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity [syn: {dent corn}]

1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee corn}]

1: corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea saccharata}]

1: corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa}]

1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {elan}] 2: excessiv...

1: the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen [syn: {Seeland}, {Sjaelland}]

1: a native or inhabitant of Zealand

1: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans 2: a fervent and even ...

1: excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: {fanaticism}]

1: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {avid}, {great}, {eager}]

1: in a zealous manner; "she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project"

1: yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow indian corn

1: any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

1: street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes [syn: {pedestrian crossing}]

1: small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's [syn: {Poephila castanotis}]

1: inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels [syn: {Dreissena polymorpha}]

1: orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia [syn: {Caladenia cairnsiana}]

1: swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {gridiron-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus draconoides}]

1: handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork 2: any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood [syn: {zebrawood tree}]

1: mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae [syn: {Connaraceae}, {family Connaraceae}]

1: any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood [syn: {zebrawood}]

1: domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia

{zecchino}

1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC [syn: {Zacharias}] 2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Bab...

1: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zee}, {ezed}, {izzard}]

1: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zed}, {ezed}, {izzard}]

1: Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943) [syn: {Pieter Zeema...

1: a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi [syn: {family Zeidae}]

1: the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan [syn: {Zen Buddhism}] 2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment...

1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan [syn: {Zen}] 2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be a...

1: an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism

1: mourning doves [syn: {genus Zenaidura}]

1: wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn: {mourning dove}]

1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Avestan}]

1: a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries [syn: {Avesta}]

1: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected [ant: {nadir}]

1: relating to or located at or near the zenith

1: ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC) [syn: {Zeno of Elea}] 2: ancient Greek philosopher who found the S...

1: ancient Greek philosopher who found the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC) [syn: {Zeno}]

1: ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC) [syn: {Zeno}]

1: 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

1: dories [syn: {order Zeomorphi}]

1: 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 th...

1: a Hebrew minor poet of the late 7th century BC [syn: {Sophonias}] 2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon ...

1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: {breeze}, {gentle wind}, {air}] 2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of...

1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: {Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin}] 2: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs [syn: {...

1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) [syn: {Marx}, {Herbert Marx}]

1: indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {0}] 2: indicating an initial point or origin 3: of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) 4: havin...

1: a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond

1: the time set for the start of an action or operation

1: direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {home in}] 2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at ...

1: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale [syn: {zero}]

1: extreme intolerance of anti-social behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"

1: the commonest form of zero-coupon security

1: a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value

1: a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero

1: any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests"

{zero}

1: preceding even the first

1: the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other

1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {relish}, {zestfulness}] 2: a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}] v : add herbs or spices to [syn: {spice}, {...

1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {yeasty}, {zesty}, {barmy}]

1: with zest; "she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully" [syn: {zestily}]

1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {relish}, {zest}]

1: with zest; "she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully" [syn: {zestfully}]

1: an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks [syn: {lisinopril}, {Prinivil}]

1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {savoury}, {spicy}] 2: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {barmy}]

1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

1: an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland [syn: {Shetland}, {Shetland Islands}]

1: use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

1: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart ...

1: European dory [syn: {John dory}]

1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]

1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]

1: Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976) [syn: {Chou En-lai}]

1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea [syn: {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}]

1: a branch of the Tai languages

1: Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov}]

1: an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {Retrovir}, {ZDV}, {AZT}]

1: United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) [syn: {Flo Ziegfeld}, {Florenz Ziegfeld}]

1: a series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld

1: German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973) [syn: {Karl Waldemar Ziegler}]

1: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zigzag}, {zag}]

1: any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {death camas}]

1: genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Zigadenus}]

1: plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers [syn: {alkali grass}]

1: plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {white camas}]

1: a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas [syn: {poison camas}]

1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]

1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas}, {Zigadenus venenosus}]

1: a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {zikkurat}, {zikurat}]

1: having short sharp turns or angles n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zig}, {zag}] adv : in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag a...

1: a variety of goldenrod [syn: {broad leaved goldenrod}]

{zigzag}

{zigzag}

1: a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {ziggurat}, {zikurat}]

1: a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {ziggurat}, {zikkurat}]

1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear...

1: one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance

1: very large indeterminate number; "a zillion people were there" [syn: {a zillion}]

1: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {billions}, {trillions}, {jillions}]

1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Republic of Zimbabwe}, {Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people n : a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

1: the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe

1: United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) [syn: {Efrem Zimbalist}]

1: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer frame}]

1: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer}]

1: a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges [s...

1: 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 as zinc sulphide in zinc bl...

1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {blende}, {sphalerite}]

1: cadmium sulfide containing zinc

1: a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases

1: an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases

1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}]

1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]

1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]

1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}]

1: a white pigment used in hose paints; consists of zinc oxide

1: small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe 2: dry fruity red wine from California

1: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet" 2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzazz}, {pizzaz}, {oomph}]