7-letter words containing z
- palazzo — an impressive public building or private residence; palace.
- pazyryk — the site of 40 wood-lined pit tombs c500–c300 b.c. in the Altai Mountains of central Asia, containing the tattooed bodies of nomadic chieftains of the eastern Steppes and grave goods all well-preserved in a frozen state.
- pectize — to change into a jelly; gel
- penzias — Arno Allan, born 1933, U.S. astrophysicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in physics 1978.
- peptize — to disperse (a substance) into colloidal form, usually in a liquid.
- peruzzi — Baldassare Tommaso [bahl-dahs-sah-re tawm-mah-zaw] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter.
- pizaine — a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- pizzazz — energy; vitality; vigor.
- pkunzip — (tool, compression) A program to unpack archives created by PKZIP, written by PKWARE, Inc. and released as shareware. Versions exist for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Open VMS. PKUNZIP is no longer distributed, its functions having been incorporated into PKZIP.
- plotzed — drunk; intoxicated.
- poetize — to write poetry.
- polyzoa — Bryozoa.
- potenza — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- pozsony — Hungarian name of Bratislava.
- prenzie — a word used by Shakespeare, possibly a mistake, supposed by some to mean "precise"
- pretzel — a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- prezzie — present, gift
- prizing — pry2 .
- puzzled — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- puzzler — a person who puzzles.
- quartzy — resembling quartz
- quetzal — any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino (resplendent quetzal) the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
- quizzed — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- quizzer — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- quizzes — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- ramazan — (especially in India) Ramadan.
- razored — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
- razzing — to deride; make fun of; tease.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- reglaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- relenza — a preparation of an antiviral drug, zanamivir, used in the treatment of influenza to reduce the duration and severity of the illness
- reseize — to seize or take hold of again
- rhizoid — rootlike.
- rhizome — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- romanza — a short instrumental piece of song-like character
- rozener — any strong alcoholic beverage.
- ruzicka — Leopold [ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Swiss chemist, born in Yugoslavia: Nobel prize 1939.
- rzeszow — a city in SE Poland.
- salazar — Antonio de Oliveira [ahn-taw-nyoo duh aw-lee-vey-ruh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ də ˌɔ liˈveɪ rə/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, premier of Portugal 1933–68.
- sanchez — Sonia (Wilsonia Driver) born 1934, U.S. poet, activist, and teacher.
- sarazen — Gene (Eugene Saraceni) 1902–1999, U.S. golfer.
- sarkozy — Nicolas (niːkɒˌlaː). born 1955, French centre-right politician, president of France from 2007 to 2012
- sazerac — a mixed drink of whisky, Pernod, syrup, bitters, and lemon
- schatzi — sweetheart; darling.
- scherzo — a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
- schitzo — a schizophrenic or schizoid person.
- schizo- — indicating a cleavage, split, or division
- schizzy — schizophrenic
- schmalz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.