5-letter words starting with z
- z-bar — a steel bar with a Z -shaped section, used in building construction.
- z-bed — an occasional bed that folds in the shape of a Z
- z8000 — Zilog Z8000
- zabra — a small 16th century Spanish sailing vessel
- zacks — Plural form of zack.
- zadar — a seaport in W Croatia, on the Adriatic: formerly, with surrounding territory, an exclave of Italy.
- zadok — a priest at the time of David and Solomon. I Sam. 15:34–37; I Kings 1:7, 8.
- zahir — (Islam) The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an.
- zaidi — a member of a Shiʿite sect prominent in Yemen.
- zaire — Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- zakah — a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam.
- zakat — a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam.
- zaman — Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
- zambo — sambo.
- zamia — any of various plants of the genus Zamia, chiefly of tropical and subtropical America, having a short, tuberous stem and a crown of palmlike pinnate leaves.
- zande — Azande.
- zanja — an irrigation canal or ditch for water distribution
- zante — a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- zanze — a West African musical instrument consisting of tuned strips of wood or metal attached to a resonating box
- zappa — Frank (1940–93), US rock singer, musician, and songwriter. In 1965, he formed the Mothers of Invention, a group that combined psychedelic rock with elements of jazz and satire. In his later career he often mixed flowing guitar improvisations with scatological humor.
- zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
- zarfs — Plural form of zarf.
- zaria — a city in N central Nigeria.
- zarqa — a city in N Jordan, N of Amman.
- zaxes — a hatchetlike tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slate.
- zaydi — a member of a Shiʿite sect prominent in Yemen.
- zayin — the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- zazen — meditation in a prescribed, cross-legged posture.
- zazzy — (slang) shiny or flashy.
- zeale — Archaic spelling of zeal.
- zeals — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- zeami — Motokiyo (ˌməʊtəʊˈkiːəʊ). 1363–1443, Japanese dramatist, regarded as the greatest figure in the history of No drama
- zebec — xebec.
- zebra — any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered.
- zebub — a large African fly harmful to cattle
- zebus — Plural form of zebu.
- zech. — Zechariah
- zeist — a city in the central Netherlands.
- zelda — a female given name, form of Griselda.
- zelig — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “blessed.”.
- zelos — the ancient Greek personification of zeal or emulation: the son of the Titan Pallas and of Styx, and the brother of Bia, Cratus, and Nike.
- zendo — the meditation room of a Zen monastery.
- zenia — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- zenic — Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means. Compare koan, mondo1 .
- zeph. — Zephaniah
- zeros — Plural form of zero Two or more zero digits.
- zests — Plural form of zest.
- zesty — full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
- zetas — Plural form of zeta.
- zhang — A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or 1/150 Chinese mile.
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