6-letter words containing z, a
- zapata — Emiliano [e-mee-lyah-naw] /ˌɛ miˈlyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877?–1919, Mexican revolutionary and agrarian reformer: guerrilla leader 1911–16.
- zapped — to kill or shoot.
- zapper — to kill or shoot.
- zarape — Alternative spelling of serape.
- zareba — (in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.
- zariba — A protective enclosure of thorn bushes or stakes surrounding a campsite or village in northeastern Africa.
- zarnec — a sulphide of arsenic
- zayins — Plural form of zayin.
- zealed — (obsolete) Full of zeal.
- zealot — a person who shows zeal.
- zeatin — a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- zebras — Plural form of zebra.
- zeeman — Pieter [pee-tuh r] /ˈpi tər/ (Show IPA), 1865–1943, Dutch physicist: Nobel prize 1902.
- zenana — the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
- zentai — Skintight garments that cover the entire body.
- zervan — the ancient Iranian god of time and fate.
- zethar — one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- zetta- — one sextillion; the factor 1021
- zeugma — the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold.
- 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
- zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- zillah — one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- zilpah — the mother of Gad and Asher. Gen. 30:10–13.
- zinnia — any of several composite plants of the genus Zinnia, native to Mexico and adjacent areas, especially the widely cultivated species Z. elegans, having variously colored, many-rayed flower heads.
- zivana — Alternative form of zivania.
- 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.
- zurvan — the ancient Iranian god of time and fate.
- zygoma — zygomatic arch.
- zymase — the complex of enzymes obtained from yeast, also occurring in bacteria and other organisms, that acts in alcoholic fermentation and other forms of glycolysis.
- zyrian — the language of the people of the Komi Autonomous Republic, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family; Komi
- zyryan — Komi.