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11-letter words containing z, a, b

  • trailblazed — to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
  • trailblazer — a person who blazes a trail for others to follow through unsettled country or wilderness; pathfinder.
  • unurbanized — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
  • vagabondize — to behave like a vagabond
  • wizard book — (publication)   Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and Julie Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book.
  • yakuza boss — a criminal who is a boss in the Yakuza
  • zebra finch — a small Australian waxbill, Poephila guttata, that has black-and-white barred plumage and a chestnut ear patch: popular as a cage bird.
  • zebra label — a label with a coded series of short, black lines affixed to each book in a library and to each borrower's card for purposes of identification and prevention of theft.
  • zebra plant — any of several plants having conspicuously striped or veined foliage, as Calathea zebrina, of Brazil.
  • zombie bank — a bank that has liabilities exceeding its assets but continues to operate through government support: These zombie banks are unable or unwilling to lend out money.
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