5-letter words containing z, a
- zande — Azande.
- zanja — an irrigation canal or ditch for water distribution
- zante — a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- zanze — a West African musical instrument consisting of tuned strips of wood or metal attached to a resonating box
- zappa — Frank (1940–93), US rock singer, musician, and songwriter. In 1965, he formed the Mothers of Invention, a group that combined psychedelic rock with elements of jazz and satire. In his later career he often mixed flowing guitar improvisations with scatological humor.
- zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
- zarfs — Plural form of zarf.
- zaria — a city in N central Nigeria.
- zarqa — a city in N Jordan, N of Amman.
- zaxes — a hatchetlike tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slate.
- zaydi — a member of a Shiʿite sect prominent in Yemen.
- zayin — the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- zazen — meditation in a prescribed, cross-legged posture.
- zazzy — (slang) shiny or flashy.
- zeale — Archaic spelling of zeal.
- zeals — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- zeami — Motokiyo (ˌməʊtəʊˈkiːəʊ). 1363–1443, Japanese dramatist, regarded as the greatest figure in the history of No drama
- zebra — any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered.
- zelda — a female given name, form of Griselda.
- zenia — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- zetas — Plural form of zeta.
- zhang — A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or 1/150 Chinese mile.
- zigan — a Gypsy or someone of Romany descent
- ziram — a white crystalline powder, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 Zn, almost insoluble in water, soluble in acetone and chloroform: used as a fungicide and rubber accelerator.
- ziska — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), Žižka, Jan.
- zizka — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), c1370–1424, Bohemian Hussite military leader.
- zoeae — any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- zoeal — any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- zoeas — Plural form of zoea.
- zohar — a medieval mystical work, consisting chiefly of interpretations of and commentaries on the Pentateuch: the definitive work of Jewish cabala.
- zomba — a city in and former capital of Malawi in the S part.
- zonal — of or relating to a zone or zones.
- zonda — a hot South American wind, esp in Argentina
- zoppa — syncopated; stressing a beat that is normally weak
- zumba — Zumba is an exercise programme that uses Latin-American music and dance steps.
- zupan — The leader of a \u017eupa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples.
- zuppa — a soup or chowder.
- zyban — a drug that acts on the brain; used to help people give up smoking
- zygal — in the shape of the letter H