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1: medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces

1: wild rice [syn: {genus Zizania}]

1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food [syn: {wild rice}]

1: spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes [syn: {genus Ziziphus}]

1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}]

1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn: {lotus tree}]

1: a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine" 2: a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"

1: the basic unit of money in Poland

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...

{zoon}

{zoaea}

1: the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal

1: type genus of the Zoarcidae [syn: {genus Zoarces}]

1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn: {viviparous eelpout}]

1: eelpouts [syn: {family Zoarcidae}]

1: an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks [syn: {simvastatin}]

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 ...

1: relating to or included in the zodiac; "zodiacal constellations"

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

{zoea}

{zoaea}

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}]

1: pertaining to animals or animal life or action

1: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia}, {genus Zoisia}]

1: French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902) [syn: {Emile Zola}]

1: in the manner of Emile Zola

1: syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity

1: a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) [syn: {sertraline}]

1: a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971

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...

1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombie spirit}]

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...

1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombi spirit}]

1: (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure [syn: {zone}]

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

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}]

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}]

1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal frontier" [syn: {zonal}] 2: of the nature of a 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...

1: artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations

1: the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations

1: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

1: a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions

1: a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use

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...

1: large New World sparrows [syn: {genus Zonotrichia}]

1: common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}]

1: finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-crowned sparrow}]

1: small beltlike zone [syn: {zonule}]

1: small beltlike zone [syn: {zonula}]

1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoological garden}]

1: the chief person responsible for a zoological garden

1: sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerasty}]

1: sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerastia}]

1: flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zoomastigote}]

1: one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan

1: worship of animals [syn: {animal-worship}]

1: concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties; "zoological research" 2: of or relating to animals or animal groups; "zoological garden"

1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoo}]

1: the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoology}]

1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals [syn: {animal scientist}]

1: the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoological science}]

1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}] 2: the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {soar}] v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom along}, {whizz}, {whizz along}] 2: move with a low ...

1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {whizz}, {whizz along}]

1: examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book"

1: a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {telephoto lens}]

1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates [syn: {subclass Zoomastigina}]

1: flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zooflagellate}]

1: the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god

{zoonosis}

1: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonotic disease}] [also: {zoonoses} (pl)]

1: of or relating to or constituting zoonosis; "the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic"

1: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonosis}]

1: (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-eating(a)}]

1: sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilism}]

1: sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilia}]

1: a morbid fear of animals

1: any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge

1: animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae

1: visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens

{zoosporangium}

1: an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella

1: a flashy suit of extreme cut

1: a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals [syn: {animal toxin}]

1: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn: {pusher}]

1: muishond of northern Africa [syn: {Ictonyx frenata}]

1: Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: {Zarathustra}]

1: of or pertaining to Zoroaster or the religion he founded n : follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism

1: system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) [syn: {Mazdaism}]

1: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: {herpes zoster}, {shingles}]

1: (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {genus Zostera}]

1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass}, {grass wrack}, {sea wrack}]

1: used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae [syn: {family Zosteraceae}, {eelgrass family}]

1: an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms [syn: {acyclovir}]

1: any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass}]

1: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass}]

1: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn: {mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}]

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: {zirconium}, {a...

1: German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929) [syn: {Richard Adolph Zsigmondy}]

1: evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zubird}]

1: evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zu}]

1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: {courgette}] 2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: {courgette}]

1: a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer

1: Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: {Pinchas Zukerman}]

1: a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa living in northern Natal 2: a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa

1: a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico

1: the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"

1: the Zoroastrian god of time

1: a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe 2: a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Maz...

1: Austrian writer (1881-1942) [syn: {Stefan Zweig}]

1: slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {rusk}, {Brussels biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]

1: Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Ulrich Zwingli}, {Huldreich Zwingli}]

1: United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982) [syn: {Vladimir Kosma Zworykin}]

1: music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

1: type genus of the family Zygnemataceae [syn: {genus Zygnema}]

1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order Zygnematales}, {order Zygnemales}]

1: pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses [syn: {family Zygnemataceae}]

1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {order Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]

1: small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits [syn: {genus Zygocactus}]