| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| zeal | noun | Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor., A zealot., To be zealous. |
| zebu | noun | A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff. |
| zein | noun | A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained from the seeds of Indian corn (Zea) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous substance. |
| zend | noun | Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written. |
| zero | noun | A cipher; nothing; naught., The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences., Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero. |
| zest | noun | A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc., Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto., The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut., To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything., To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine. |
| zeta | noun | A Greek letter corresponding to our z. |
| zeus | noun | The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter. |