5-letter words containing o, z
- grosz — an aluminum coin of Poland, the 100th part of a zloty.
- gyoza — a Japanese dish consisting of dumplings typically filled with ground meat and vegetables and grilled or fried.
- hazor — an ancient city in Israel, N of the Sea of Galilee: extensive excavations; capital of Canaanite kingdom.
- kazoo — a musical toy consisting of a tube that is open at both ends and has a hole in the side covered with parchment or membrane, which produces a buzzing sound when the performer hums into one end. Also called mirliton.
- laozi — (Li Erh; Li Er) 6th-century b.c, Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism.
- lazio — a region of W central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea: includes the plain of the lower Tiber, the reclaimed Pontine Marshes, and Campagna. Capital: Rome. Pop: 5 145 805 (2003 est)
- lazzo — a comic routine in the commedia dell'arte, such as a dialogue on a contemporary political issue
- lopez — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo López Arellano) 1921–2010, Honduran air force general: president of Honduras 1963–75.
- lotze — Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- lozen — a rhombus-shaped pattern
- luzon — the chief island of the Philippines, in the N part of the group. 40,420 sq. mi. (104,688 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- matzo — unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover.
- mezzo — middle; medium; half.
- mo-zi — ?470–?391 bc, Chinese religious philosopher; his teaching, expounded in the book Mo-Zi, emphasizes love, frugality, avoidance of aggressive war, and submission to Heaven
- moniz — Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas [ahn-taw-nyoo kah-uh-tah-noo duh uh-bre-oo fruh-ee-ruh ee-guh sh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel prize 1949.
- monza — a city in N Italy, NNE of Milan.
- motza — motser.
- motze — (Mo Ti) flourished 5th century b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- nozle — Obsolete form of nozzle.
- oozed — Simple past tense and past participle of ooze.
- oozes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ooze.
- orczy — Emmuska [em-moo sh-ko] /ˈɛm mʊʃ kɒ/ (Show IPA), Baroness, 1865–1947, English novelist, born in Hungary.
- ormuz — Strait of. Hormuz, Strait of.
- ouzel — dipper (def 4).
- ozark — a town in SE Alabama.
- ozawa — Seiji [sey-jee] /ˈseɪ dʒi/ (Show IPA), born 1935, Japanese conductor in the U.S.
- ozeki — a sumo wrestling champion
- ozmas — a festival resembling Christmas, celebrated at midwinter in the southern hemisphere
- ozone — a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- ozzie — a male given name, form of Oswald.
- plotz — to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
- ponzi — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- ponzu — a type of Japanese dipping sauce made from orange juice, sake, sugar, soy sauce, and red pepper
- razoo — an imaginary coin
- razor — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
- rodez — a department in S France. 3387 sq. mi. (8770 sq. km). Capital: Rodez.
- soyuz — one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one, two, or three cosmonauts, who carried out scientific research and developed rendezvous and docking techniques: still used to ferry crews to Soviet space stations.
- sozin — an antiseptic substance
- szold — Henrietta, 1860–1945, U.S. Zionist: founded Hadassah in 1912.
- topaz — a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
- tozie — a type of shawl made from the inner coat of a goat
- tzepo — Zibo.
- tzupo — Zibo.
- utzon — Jørn, 1918–2008, Danish architect.
- vizor — to protect or mask with a visor; shield.
- vozhd — a Russian leader
- wazoo — the anus.
- wootz — a type of crucible steel developed in India
- woozy — stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
- yazoo — a city in W central Mississippi.