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{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}]