6-letter words containing i, z
- tabriz — a city in and the capital of Eastern Azerbaijan province, in NW Iran.
- tanzim — a Palestinian militia belonging to a militant faction of Al Fatah
- ta`izz — a city in S Yemen.
- thjazi — a giant who carried away Idun and the apples of youth from Asgard.
- tizard — Sir Henry (Thomas). 1885–1959, British chemist and scientific administrator, who specialized in the military application of science and backed the development of radar
- tizwin — a fermented beverage made by the Apache Indians.
- tzuris — trouble; woe.
- uffizi — an art gallery in Florence; built by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century and opened as a museum in 1765: contains chiefly Italian Renaissance paintings
- umfazi — an African married woman
- upsize — to increase the operating costs of (a company) by increasing the number of people it employs
- uzziah — the son and successor of Amaziah as king of Judah, reigned 783?–742? b.c. II Kings 15:13, 30–34.
- vizard — Archaic. a mask or visor.
- vizier — (formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state. Compare grand vizier.
- vizsla — one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized, powerful hunting dogs having a short, smooth, rusty-gold coat, a square muzzle, and a docked tail.
- whizzo — absolutely first-rate; superb; excellent.
- whizzy — Technologically innovative or advanced.
- winzes — Plural form of winze.
- winzip — (tool) A Microsoft Windows archiving and compression program, distributed by Nico Mak Computing, Inc. WINZIP has a graphical user interface front end and is compatible with PKZIP. WINZIP can be obtained as shareware, on evaluation, or as a licenced copy. It is much easier to use then PKZIP for DOS, and includes a helpful, help file.
- wizard — a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
- wizdom — Software for distributed Unix system management from TIVOLI Systems of Austin, Texas, USA.
- wizzes — wizard (def 3).
- xizang — Tibet
- xun zi — original name Hsun Kuang. c. 300 bc–c. 230 bc, Chinese philosopher, who systematized Confucian teaching
- yazidi — a member of a religious sect living mostly in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Georgia, whose beliefs are based partly on Zoroastrianism and Sufism.
- yezidi — a religious sect found in the Kurdish areas of Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, whose beliefs combine elements of Zoroastrianism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions; in addition to believing in a Supreme God, the Yezidi worship seven angels, among whom is the devil, who is believed to have repented and been pardoned and reinstated as chief angel
- yizkor — the Jewish service for commemorating the dead, held on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzereth, the second day of Shavuoth, and the last day of Passover.
- z list — a category considered to be the least socially desirable
- z-axis — (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of z are measured and at which both x and y equal zero.
- zaddik — a person of outstanding virtue and piety.
- zaftig — (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
- zaikai — the financial community of Japan.
- zakiya — a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “intelligent.”.
- zambia — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka.
- zanier — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- zanies — Plural form of zany.
- zanily — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- zariba — A protective enclosure of thorn bushes or stakes surrounding a campsite or village in northeastern Africa.
- zayins — Plural form of zayin.
- zeatin — a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- zeboim — one of the cities destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Deut. 29:23.
- zechin — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- zendik — (Islam) A heretic or unbeliever, or one who practices heretical magic.
- zenist — a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
- zentai — Skintight garments that cover the entire body.
- zenzic — Relating to the square of a number.
- zeuxis — flourished c430–c400 b.c, Greek painter.
- zhu xi — Chu Hsi.
- zibets — Plural form of zibet.
- zidane — Zinedine (zinedin). born 1972, French footballer, known as Zizou; scored 31 goals in 108 games for France (1994–2006), including two in the 1998 World Cup final; sent off in the 2006 World Cup final; his club sides included Juventus and Real Madrid