7-letter words containing z
- zapotec — a member of an American Indian people living in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
- zappers — Plural form of zapper.
- zapping — Present participle of zap.
- zaptiah — a Turkish police officer.
- zaqaziq — Zagazig.
- zardari — Asif Ali (ˈɑːsiːf ælɪ). born 1955, Pakistani politician; president of Pakistan (2008–13); widower of Benazir Bhutto
- zarebas — Plural form of zareba.
- zatlers — Valdis. born 1955, Latvian politician, president of Latvia (2007–2011)
- zatopek — Emil [e-mil] /ˈɛ mɪl/ (Show IPA), 1922–2000, Czech long-distance runner.
- zealand — the largest island of Denmark: Copenhagen is located here. 2709 sq. mi. (7015 sq. km).
- zealant — (archaic) A zealot.
- zealful — (rare) Full of zeal.
- zealots — Plural form of zealot.
- zealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- zebedee — the father of the apostles James and John. Matt. 4:21.
- zebrass — the offspring of a zebra and an ass.
- zebrina — a herbaceous plant of the genus Zebrina
- zebrine — resembling a zebra.
- zebroid — resembling a zebra.
- zebrula — the offspring of a female horse and a male zebra.
- zebulon — a male given name.
- zebulun — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:20.
- zecchin — (historical) Any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
- zechins — Plural form of zechin.
- zed-bar — a Z-bar.
- zedoary — an East Indian drug consisting of the rhizome of either of two species of curcuma, Curcuma zedoaria or C. aromatica, used as a stimulant.
- zedonks — Plural form of zedonk.
- zeedonk — A cross between a zebra and a donkey.
- zeeland — a province in the SW Netherlands, consisting largely of islands. 1041 sq. mi. (2695 sq. km). Capital: Middelburg.
- zeerust — Datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic.
- zelkova — any of several trees of the genus Zelkova, native to Asia, related to and resembling the elms.
- zemstvo — one of a system of elected local assemblies established in 1864 by Alexander II to replace the authority of the nobles in administering local affairs after the abolition of serfdom: became the core of the liberal movement from 1905 to 1917.
- zenaida — a wild dove belonging to either the Zenaida aurita genus of Florida and the Caribbean or the Zenaida asiatica of South America
- zenanas — Plural form of zenana.
- zeniths — Plural form of zenith.
- zenobia — (Septimia Bathzabbai) died after a.d. 272, queen of Palmyra in Syria a.d. 267–272.
- zeolite — any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
- zephyrs — Plural form of zephyr.
- zeppole — a sweet Italian pastry similar to a doughnut or churro
- zermatt — a village in S Switzerland, near the Matterhorn: resort. 5315 feet (1620 meters) above sea level.
- zernike — Frits [frits;; Dutch frits] /frɪts;; Dutch frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1888–1966, Dutch physicist: Nobel prize 1953.
- zero in — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- zeroing — Present participle of zero.
- zeroize — (nonstandard) To set, reset or initialize something (especially a variable or parameter) to zero.
- zesters — Plural form of zester.
- zestful — full of zest.
- zestier — Comparative form of zesty.
- zestily — In a zesty manner; with zest.
- zesting — Present participle of zest.
- zetetic — Proceeding by inquiry.