7-letter words containing z
- azotise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of azotize.
- azotize — to nitrogenize
- azotous — nitrous, containing nitrogen
- azulejo — a Portuguese or Spanish painted ceramic tile
- azulene — (organic compound, uncountable) A bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.
- azurely — With an azure colour.
- azurine — a roach found in Europe, bluish in colour
- azurite — an azure-blue mineral associated with copper deposits. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper carbonate. Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
- azygous — developing or occurring singly
- azymite — someone who uses unleavened bread to celebrate the Eucharist
- azymous — unleavened
- badajoz — a city in SW Spain: strategically positioned near the frontier with Portugal. Pop: 138 415 (2003 est)
- baptize — When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
- barozzi — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), Vignola, Giacomo da.
- bautzen — a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)
- bazaars — Plural form of bazaar.
- bazaine — François Achille [frahn-swa a-sheel] /frɑ̃ˈswa aˈʃil/ (Show IPA), 1811–88, French general and marshal.
- bazatha — Biztha.
- bazinga — Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.
- bazooka — A bazooka is a long, tube-shaped gun that is held on the shoulder and fires rockets.
- bazooms — a woman's breasts
- bedazed — Simple past tense and past participle of bedaze.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- bednorz — J(ohannes) Georg [yoh-hah-nuh s gey-awrk] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈgeɪ ɔrk/ (Show IPA), born 1950, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1987.
- bemazed — amazed, bewildered
- ben-zvi — Itzhak (ˈjɪtsxak). 1884–1963, Israeli statesman; president (1952–63)
- benzene — Benzene is a clear, colourless liquid which is used to make plastics.
- benzine — a volatile mixture of the lighter aliphatic hydrocarbon constituents of petroleum
- benzoic — of, containing, or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin
- benzoin — a gum resin containing benzoic acid, obtained from various trees of the genus Styrax, esp S. benzoin of Java and Sumatra, and used in ointments, perfume, etc
- benzoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group C6H5CO-
- berlioz — Hector (Louis) (ɛktɔr). 1803–69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856–59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860–62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)
- beziers — a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 71 672 (2008)
- bezique — a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven
- bezwada — former name of Vijayawada.
- bezzant — bezant (def 1).
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- bizarro — bizarre
- bizerte — a port in N Tunisia, on the Mediterranean at the canalized outlet of Lake Bizerte. Pop: 118 000 (2005 est)
- biznaga — any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
- bizonal — of or relating to two administrative zones
- blaze 2 — An object-oriented successor to BLAZE.
- blazing — Blazing sun or blazing hot weather is very hot.
- blintze — a thin pancake folded or rolled around a filling, as of cheese or fruit, and fried or baked.
- blitzed — inebriated; drunk
- blitzer — a person or thing that blitzes
- blitzes — Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- bolzano — a city in NE Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige: belonged to Austria until 1919. Pop: 94 989 (2001)
- bonanza — You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
- boozily — in a boozy manner