Words starting with Z — 63 entries

The 63 dictionary words that begin with the letter Z, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• z1 senseThe twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee or izzard and written in the Latin script.
• Z3 sensesThe twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script.
• Zac1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.
• Zach2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.
• Zachary3 sensesA male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.
• zack3 sensesSixpence.
• Zack1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.
• zak2 sensesMoney.
• Zak1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.
• Zane1 senseA male given name transferred from the surname.
• zap18 sensesA sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
• Zap1 senseA city and town in North Dakota.
• zapping1 senseThe act or result of being zapped.
• ze2 sensesThe name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.
• Ze1 senseVolodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Zealand2 sensesThe largest island of Denmark.
• Zeb2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon, or Zebulun.
• zebra9 sensesAny of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
• Zebra1 senseradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
• zed6 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
• Zed1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Zedekiah.
• Zedd1 senseA surname.
• zee5 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
• Zee2 sensesA surname.
• Zeke2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Ezekiel, also used as a formal given name.
• Zelda1 senseA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• zen3 sensesSynonym of enlightenment, particularly the kind acquired through Zen meditation.
• Zen2 sensesA school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.
• zero21 sensesThe cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
• Zero2 sensesA model of fighter aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, operated by Imperial Japan during World War II.
• zeros1 senseThe decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.
• zeta2 sensesThe sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient…
• Zeta2 sensesA member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate.
• Zeus3 sensesThe supreme Deity and ruler of all Hellenic gods in Hellenism, husband to Hera.
• zhang1 senseA traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.
• Zhang4 sensesA surname from Chinese.
• Zhao6 sensesA county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
• Zhen1 senseA surname.
• zhou1 senseSynonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.
• Zhou8 sensesA people of ancient China.
• zhu2 sensesAn ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating…
• Zhu1 senseA surname from Chinese.
• ziggy1 sensezigzaggy
• Ziggy1 senseA nickname mainly for men, but occasionally also for women.
• zip19 sensesThe high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
• Zip1 senseA Sicilian or Italian Mafioso who is relatively new to the United States.
• ZIP3 sensesA zip code.
• zipper12 sensesA zip fastener.
• Zo3 sensesAn indigenous people of Burma (Myanmar) and north-east India.
• zodiac7 sensesThe belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the…
• Zodiac1 senseThe Zodiac Killer.
• zoe1 senseBare or universal life.
• Zoe1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.
• Zoey1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek, a phonetic spelling of Zoë.
• zombie14 sensesA person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and…
• zone22 sensesAny given region or area of the world.
• zoo5 sensesA park where live animals are exhibited.
• zoom17 sensesA humming noise from something moving very fast.
• Zoom3 sensesTo communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software.
• zorro1 senseA South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.
• Zorro2 sensesA fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.
• Zulu5 sensesA member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
• Zurich2 sensesThe capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.