7-letter words containing z
- isozyme — any of the genetically variant forms of certain enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but that may differ in activity, composition, or physical properties.
- itemize — to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
- izakaya — A Japanese bar that also sells snacks.
- izanagi — the Japanese god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan by a union with his sister Izanami.
- izanami — a Japanese goddess, the sister of Izanagi.
- izhevsk — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 16,250 sq. mi. (42,088 sq. km). Capital: Izhevsk.
- izzards — Plural form of izzard.
- jacuzzi — A hot tub with underwater jets that massage the body.
- jazelle — (database) A data management system for High Energy Physics from Stanford Linear Accelerator.
- jazz up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- jazzily — In a jazzy way.
- jazzist — A jazz musician.
- jazzman — a musician who plays jazz.
- jazzmen — Plural form of jazzman.
- jeritza — Maria [mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1982, Austrian operatic soprano.
- jezabel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
- jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
- jezreel — Plain of, Esdraelon.
- jiaozuo — a city in Henan province, E central China.
- jimenez — Juan Ramón [hwahn rah-mawn] /ʰwɑn rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1958, Spanish poet: Nobel Prize 1956.
- jinzhou — a city in S Liaoning province, in NE China.
- jizzing — Present participle of jizz.
- judaize — to conform to the spirit, character, principles, or practices of Judaism.
- judezmo — Ladino (def 1).
- kapitza — Pyotr L(eonidovich) [pyawtr lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /pyɔtr lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1978.
- kazdaği — Ida2
- kibbitz — Alternative spelling of kibitz.
- kibbutz — (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.
- kirghiz — a member of a formerly nomadic people dwelling chiefly in Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan).
- klezmer — a Jewish folk musician traditionally performing in a small band.
- klutzes — Plural form of klutz.
- koblenz — a city in W Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle rivers.
- koizumi — Junichiro (ˌjunɪˈkiro). born 1941, Japanese politician; prime minister (2001–06)
- kolkhoz — (in the U.S.S.R.) a collective farm.
- kolwezi — a city in S Zaire.
- kreuzer — A small coin of varying value formerly used in parts of Germany and Austria.
- kunzite — a transparent lilac-colored variety of spodumene, used as a gem.
- kurzeme — state of Latvia: it occupies the historical region of Kurland
- kutuzov — Mikhail Ilarionovich [myi-khuh-yeel ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Smolensk, 1745–1813, Russian field marshal and diplomat.
- kuznets — Simon (Smith) 1901–85, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1971.
- kwanzaa — a harvest festival celebrated from Dec. 26th until Jan. 1st in some African-American communities.
- kwanzas — Plural form of kwanza.
- kwazulu — (formerly) a Bantu homeland in South Africa, in Natal: abolished in 1993 and became part of the new province of KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Ulundi
- kyanize — to treat (wood) against decay with a solution of mercuric chloride.
- la raza — la, (sometimes initial capital letters) Mexican Spanish. la raza.
- laicize — to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize: to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.
- lairize — to show off or act like a lair
- lanzhou — a province in N central China. 137,104 sq. mi. (355,099 sq. km). Capital: Lanzhou.
- lao-tzu — (Li Erh; Li Er) 6th-century b.c, Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism.
- laydeez — a jocular spelling of ladies, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent