ziti
1: medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
Zizania
1: wild rice [syn: {genus Zizania}]
Zizania aquatica
1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food [syn: {wild rice}]
Ziziphus
1: spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes [syn: {genus Ziziphus}]
Ziziphus jujuba
1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}]
Ziziphus lotus
1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn: {lotus tree}]
zizz
1: a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine" 2: a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"
zloty
1: the basic unit of money in Poland
Zn
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...
zoanthropy
1: the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
Zoarces
1: type genus of the Zoarcidae [syn: {genus Zoarces}]
Zoarces viviparus
1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn: {viviparous eelpout}]
Zoarcidae
1: eelpouts [syn: {family Zoarcidae}]
Zocor
1: an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks [syn: {simvastatin}]
zodiac
1: a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes 2: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal ...
zodiacal
1: relating to or included in the zodiac; "zodiacal constellations"
zodiacal light
1: a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
zoftig
1: euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}]
zoic
1: pertaining to animals or animal life or action
Zoisia
1: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia}, {genus Zoisia}]
Zola
1: French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902) [syn: {Emile Zola}]
Zoloft
1: a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) [syn: {sertraline}]
Zomba
1: a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
zombi
1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombie}, {zombi spirit}, {zombie spirit}] 2: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indi...
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zombi spirit
1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombie spirit}]
zombie
1: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {the living dead}] 2: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zo...
zombie spirit
1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombi spirit}]
zona
1: (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure [syn: {zone}]
zona pellucida
1: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
zonal
1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal frontier" [syn: {zonary}] 2: associated with or divided into zones; "a zonal pattern of cell structure"; "zonal division" [ant: {azonal}]
zonal pelargonium
1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]
zonary
1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal frontier" [syn: {zonal}] 2: of the nature of a zone
zone
1: a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features 2: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude [syn: {geographic...
zone fire
1: artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations
zone of interior
1: the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
zoning
1: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
zoning board
1: a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions
zoning commission
1: a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
zonk out
1: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn: {pass out}, {black out}] 2: fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hour...
Zonotrichia
1: large New World sparrows [syn: {genus Zonotrichia}]
Zonotrichia albicollis
1: common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}]
zonula
1: small beltlike zone [syn: {zonule}]
zonule
1: small beltlike zone [syn: {zonula}]
zoo
1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoological garden}]
zoo keeper
1: the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
zooerastia
1: sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerasty}]
zooerasty
1: sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerastia}]
zooflagellate
1: flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zoomastigote}]
zooid
1: one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan
zoolatry
1: worship of animals [syn: {animal-worship}]
zoological
1: concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties; "zoological research" 2: of or relating to animals or animal groups; "zoological garden"
zoological garden
1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoo}]
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