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zaarAlternative form of zar.zabt(historical) A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.zack(Australia) Sixpence.zafuA round cushion used for sitting during meditation.zail(India) An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.zaimAn influential figure or leader in Lebanon.zain(archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.zaleAny of the genus Zale of erebid moths.zamaSynonym of zama-zama.zami(Jamaica, slang) A lesbian.zanyUnusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.zarbSynonym of tombak (“a type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music”)zarfAn ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup or teacup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker.zariA fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and Persian garments, especially as brocade in saris etc.zate(Gloucestershire dialect) Synonym of soft.zatiMacaca radiata, a macaque native to India and Sri Lanka with a hairstyle similar to a centre parting.zawg(Internet slang) A fanciful variation of dog or dawg.zawn(Cornwall) A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.zaynThe letter ز in the Arabic script.zaza(slang) Exotic marijuana.zazz(informal) Energetic charisma; zest; vitality.zealThe fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.zean(medicine, archaic) A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.zebuA domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus).zeerAlternative form of zir (“water jug”).zeid(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Zeidae.zeinA protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.zemeAlternative form of zemi.zemiAny of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.zeng(Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of zhng.zeonthe hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spearzerg(slang, video games, dated) A very large group of units or players.zeroThe cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.zestThe outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.zeta(mathematics) A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.zetz(slang) A punch; a blow.zezeA stringed instrument of sub-Saharan Africa.zheeThe letter for the zh sound /ʒ/ in Pitman shorthand.zhenClipping of zhenniaozhng(Singapore, colloquial, transitive) To modify (a gadget or vehicle).zhou(Chinese contexts) Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.zhugAlternative form of skhug.zhuzAny of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kipchak Plain area that cover much of the contemporary Kazakhstan, and represent the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the Kazakhs.ziff(Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) A beard.zikaThe disease caused by the Zika virus.zikrAlternative form of dhikr.zilaAlternative form of zillah.zillOne of a set of small finger cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances.zimb(archaic) An Ethiopian horsefly of the genus Pangonius, destructive to livestock.zina(Islam) Adultery, fornication.zinc(countable) A single atom of this element.zineA low-circulation, noncommercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.zingA short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.zink(music) A type of cornett.zino(physics) The superpartner of the Z-boson.zionzayin, Hebrew letter ז.zipa(historical) A ruler in the southern area of Muisca.ziraAlternative form of jeera (“cumin”).ziteAlternative spelling of ziti.zitiA type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.zive(West Country, Somerset, Devon) Alternative form of scythe.zizz(informal) A nap or sleep.zoarA place of refuge; a sanctuary.zoboA kind of Asian cattle, supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and yak.zock(Western England dialect) Synonym of sock: a blow, a strike.zodi(astronomy) A unit of zodiacal dust, equal to the amount of interplanetary dust in the inner solar system, which absorbs light and re-radiates it with a luminosity about 10⁻⁷ that of the sun.zoeaAlternative spelling of zoëa.zogoAn oracle or priest among the Torres Strait Islanders.zoicHaving the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic.zoid(botany) A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.zollAlternative form of zol.zomb(informal) zombiezomeA building with unusual geometry.zona(sciences) A zone or band; a layer.zoneAny given region or area of the world.zonk(transitive, slang) To hit hard .zonyThe offspring of a male zebra and a female pony.zoomA humming noise from something moving very fast.zoon(biology) A distinct organism.zoot(furry fandom) A fursuit.zopeA fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to Eurasia.zorb(sports) A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.zoriA Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.zoukTo dance to zouk music.zowl(Berkshire dialect) Soul.zstd(computing) Abbreviation of zstandard, a compression algorithm.zubrA wisent, European bison (Bos bonasus).zuhrAlternative form of dhuhr.zuke(US, colloquial) Zucchini.zulm(Islam) sin, wrong-doing, injusticezulu(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Zulu from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.zupaAn administrative unit among various South Slavic peoples.zurfAlternative form of zarf.zuzaAlternative form of zuz (“ancient Hebrew coin”).zzzsthird-person singular simple present indicative of zzz
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