| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| zibeth | noun | A carnivorous mammal (Viverra zibetha) closely allied to the civet, from which it differs in having the spots on the body less distinct, the throat whiter, and the black rings on the tail more numerous. |
| zigger | verb i. | Alt. of Zighyr |
| zighyr | verb i. | Same as Sicker. |
| zigzag | noun | Something that has short turns or angles., A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or series of chevrons. See Illust. of Chevron, 3., See Boyau., Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course., To form with short turns., To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape. |
| zillah | noun | A district or local division, as of a province. |
| zinced | of Zinc | |
| zincic | adjective | Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zinc; zincous. |
| zincky | adjective | Pertaining to zinc, or having its appearance. |
| zinco- | A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as an element of certain double compounds. Also used adjectively. | |
| zingel | noun | A small, edible, freshwater European perch (Aspro zingel), having a round, elongated body and prominent snout. |
| zinnia | noun | Any plant of the composite genus Zinnia, Mexican herbs with opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. Zinnia elegans is the commonest species in cultivation. |
| zirco- | A combining form (also used adjectively) designating zirconium as an element of certain double compounds; zircono-; as in zircofluoric acid, sodium zircofluoride. | |
| zircon | noun | A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called jargon. |
| zither | noun | An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.] |