6-letter words containing a, z, o
- somoza — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Anastasio Somoza García) 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).
- zamora — Alcalá [ahl-kah-lah] /ˌɑl kɑˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), (Niceto Alcalá Zamora y Torres) 1877–1949, Spanish statesman: 1st president of the Republic 1931–36.
- zangbo — upper course of the Brahmaputra, in Tibet: c. 900 mi (1,448 km)
- zealot — a person who shows zeal.
- zoaria — a collection of distinct, individual zooids that make up a compound or colonial organism.
- zocalo — a public square or plaza, especially in the center of a city or town.
- zodiac — an imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name. Compare sign of the zodiac.
- zonary — Zonal.
- zonate — marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- zonian — a U.S. citizen living in the Canal Zone.
- zonula — (anatomy) Any of several small belt-like regions.
- zoonal — any of the individuals of a compound organism.
- zophar — a friend of Job. Job 2:11.
- zorach — William, 1887–1966, U.S. sculptor and painter, born in Lithuania.
- zorana — a female given name.
- zouave — (sometimes lowercase) one of a former body of infantry in the French army, composed originally of Algerians, distinguished for their dash, hardiness, and picturesque uniform.
- zoysia — any of several low-growing grasses of the genus Zoysia, especially Z. matrella, native to tropical Asia and widely used for lawns.
- zygoma — zygomatic arch.