1: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation [syn: {omega}] 2: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British ca...

1: the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system

1: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Sayanci}]

1: light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled [syn: {sabayon}]

1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC [syn: {Zechariah}] 2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Bab...

1: 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {President Taylor}]

1: euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zoftig}]

1: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zigzag}, {zig}]

1: a genus of Tachyglossidae [syn: {genus Zaglossus}]

1: the capital of Croatia

1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

1: the basic unit of money in Zaire 2: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the Congo}, {Belgian Congo}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairese}] n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairese}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairean}] n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairean}]

1: monetary unit in Zaire

1: the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"

1: sea lions [syn: {genus Zalophus}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californicus}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californianus}]

1: a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Australian sea lion}]

1: the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {battle of Zama}]

1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, ...

1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, ...

1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi River}]

1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi}]

1: a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Zambia}, {Northern Rh...

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people n : a native or inhabitant of Zambia

1: the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: {kwacha}]

1: monetary unit in Zambia

1: the trade name for a machine that smoothes the ice in an ice-skating rink

1: any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {family Zamiaceae}]

1: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}]

1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {family Zamiaceae}, {zamia family}]

{zamindari}

1: United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) [syn: {Grey}]

1: English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Israel Zangwill}]

{zany}

{zany}

1: horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae [syn: {genus Zannichellia}]

1: found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn: {horned pondweed}]

1: alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species [syn: {family Zannichelliaceae}]

1: a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {ranitidine}]

1: calla lily [syn: {genus Zantedeschia}]

1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla}, {arum lily}]

1: calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {pink calla}]

1: deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn: {genus Zanthoxylum}]

1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]

1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs}, {Hercules-club}]

1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: {satinwood}, {West Indian satinwood}]

1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum}]

1: United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn: {Darryl Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]

1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, ...

1: an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

1: a hard copal derived from an African tree [syn: {anime}]

1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" 2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game...

1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: {Emiliano Zapata}]

1: jumping mice [syn: {family Zapodidae}]

1: of or relating to the language or culture of the Zapotec people n 1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Z...

1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Zapotec}] 2: the language of the Zapotec people [syn: {Zapotec}]

{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}]