zillions
1: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {billions}, {trillions}, {jillions}]
Zimbabwe
1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Republic of Zimbabwe}, {Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]
Zimbabwean
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people n : a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe
Zimbalist
1: United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) [syn: {Efrem Zimbalist}]
Zimmer
1: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer frame}]
Zimmer frame
1: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer}]
Zinacef
1: a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges [s...
zinc
1: a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc bl...
zinc blende
1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {blende}, {sphalerite}]
zinc deficiency
1: a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
zinc ointment
1: an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
zinc oxide
1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}]
zinc sulfate
1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]
zinc sulphate
1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]
zinc vitriol
1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}]
zinc white
1: a white pigment used in hose paints; consists of zinc oxide
Zinfandel
1: small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe 2: dry fruity red wine from California
zing
1: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet" 2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzazz}, {pizzaz}, {oomph}]
zinger
1: a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"
Zingiber
1: tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger [syn: {genus Zingiber}]
Zingiber officinale
1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn: {common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}]
Zingiberaceae
1: a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales [syn: {family Zingiberaceae}, {ginger family}]
Zinjanthropus
1: genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned [syn: {genus Zinjanthropus}]
zinkenite
1: a steel gray metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)
Zinnemann
1: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997) [syn: {Fred Zinnemann}]
zinnia
1: any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: {old maid}, {old maid flower}]
Zinnia acerosa
1: subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {white zinnia}]
Zinnia grandiflora
1: subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas [syn: {little golden zinnia}]
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Zinsser
1: United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940) [syn: {Hans Zinsser}]
Zinzendorf
1: German theologian (1700-1760) [syn: {Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf}]
Zion
1: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Je...
Zion National Park
1: a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers
Zionism
1: a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine 2: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palest...
Zionist
1: relating to or characteristic of Zionism; "the Zionist movement" 2: relating to or characteristic of a supporter of Zionism; "the Zionist leader Theodor Herzl" n : a Jewish supporter of Zionism
Zionist movement
1: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine [syn: {Zionism}]
zip
1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear...
zip by
1: move by very quickly [syn: {fly by}, {whisk by}]
zip code
1: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {postcode}, {postal code}]
zip up
1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zipper}, {zip}] [ant: {unzip}]
zip-fastener
1: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zipper}]
Ziphiidae
1: beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {family Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family Hyperodontidae}]
zipper
1: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zip-fastener}] v : close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip up}, {...
zippy
1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling},...
Zirbanit
1: consort of Marduk [syn: {Sarpanitu}, {Zarpanit}]
zircon
1: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent [syn: {zirconium silicate}]
zirconia
1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconium oxide}, {zirconium dioxide}]
zirconium
1: a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: {Zr}, {atomic n...
zirconium dioxide
1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconium oxide}, {zirconia}]
zirconium oxide
1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconia}, {zirconium dioxide}]
zirconium silicate
1: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent [syn: {zircon}]
zither
1: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: {cither}, {zithern}]
zithern
1: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: {zither}, {cither}]
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