5-letter words starting with z
- zhifu — former name of Yantai.
- zhlob — a clumsy, stupid person.
- zhlub — a clumsy, stupid person.
- zhomo — a female zo
- zi xi — 1835–1908, Chinese empress dowager, who as regent for her son Tong Zhi and her nephew Guang Xu dominated Chinese politics from 1861 to 1908. Her reactionary policies were instrumental in the fall of imperial China
- zibet — a civet, Viverra zibetha, of India, the Malay Peninsula, and other parts of Asia.
- zigan — a Gypsy or someone of Romany descent
- zilch — zero; nothing: The search came up with zilch.
- zille — Helen. born 1951, South African politician and journalist: mayor of Cape Town (2006–09); leader of the Democratic Alliance party (2007–15); premier of Western Cape from 2009
- zills — Plural form of zill.
- zilog — (company) The microprocessor manufacturer who produced the Zilog Z80 in July 1976 (as used by Sinclair in the ZX-80, ZX-81 and ZX Spectrum computers) and later the Zilog Z8000. Zilog was founded in 1974 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Corp. by 1980. The company's management and employees purchased Zilog back from Exxon in 1989. Zilog became a publicly-held company in February, 1991. In March of 1998, Zilog was privatised, as a result of the merger and recapitalisation transaction by Texas Pacific Group (TPG). Zilog now produce a range of 8-bit microcontrollers, 8-, 16- and 32-bit microprocessors, and digital signal processors, covering the home entertainment, communications, and embedded systems markets. Address: 910 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite 110, Campbell, CA 95008, USA.
- zimbi — a cowrie shell used as money
- zinco — An etched letterpress printing plate made of zinc.
- zincs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zinc.
- zincy — Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- zineb — a light tan, water-insoluble compound, C 4 H 6 N 2 S 4 Zn, used as a fungicide for fruits and vegetables.
- ziner — One who publishes or contributes to a zine.
- zines — Plural form of zine.
- zings — Plural form of zing.
- zingy — full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting: a zingy new musical comedy.
- zinky — Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- zippo — (slang) None whatsoever.
- zippy — lively; peppy.
- ziram — a white crystalline powder, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 Zn, almost insoluble in water, soluble in acetone and chloroform: used as a fungicide and rubber accelerator.
- ziska — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), Žižka, Jan.
- zitis — a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- zitti — a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- zitty — (informal) Characterized by zits; pimply.
- zizel — The suslik.
- zizit — the fringes or tassels worn by orthodox Jewish men, formerly on the corners of the outer garment, now on the four corners of the tallit: Deut. 22:12
- zizka — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), c1370–1424, Bohemian Hussite military leader.
- zlote — Plural form of zloty.
- zloty — a nickel coin and monetary unit of Poland, equal to 100 groszy. Abbreviation: Zl.
- zocco — a plinth or an architectural supporting base
- zoeae — any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- zoeal — any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- zoeas — Plural form of zoea.
- zog i — (Ahmed Bey Zogu) 1895–1961, king of Albania 1928–39.
- zohar — a medieval mystical work, consisting chiefly of interpretations of and commentaries on the Pentateuch: the definitive work of Jewish cabala.
- zoism — a reverence for animal life or a belief in magical animal powers
- zoist — a person who subscribes to the beliefs of zoism
- zoite — Sporozoite.
- zomba — a city in and former capital of Malawi in the S part.
- zombi — zombie.
- zonal — of or relating to a zone or zones.
- zonda — a hot South American wind, esp in Argentina
- zoned — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
- zoner — Someone who zones things.
- zones — Plural form of zone.
- zonks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zonk.