5 Letter Words That Start With Z

zebra

Noun : Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.

Noun : (sports, slang) A referee.

Noun : (medicine, slang) An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".)

zaire

Noun : (historical) A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Noun : (historical) The unit of currency of Zaire.

zilch

Noun : (countable, informal, archaic) A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.

Noun : (uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero.

Adjective : (informal, chiefly US) No, zero, non-existent.

zorro

Noun : A South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.

Noun : A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

Noun : Any daring and mysterious avenger.

zesty

Adjective : Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.

Adjective : Zestful.

Adjective : (informal, LGBT, of a man) Effeminately or flamboyantly gay.

zoner

Noun : Someone who zones things.

zendo

Noun : A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.

zappy

Adjective : (informal) Lively or energetic.

zorch

Verb : (intransitive, transitive, slang) To destroy or ruin, especially by electronic means.

Noun : A numerical factor used to limit semantic searches in cognitive modelling.

zippy

Adjective : (informal) Energetic and lively.

Adjective : (informal) Quick, speedy.

zloty

Noun : The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

zippo

Adjective : (slang) None whatsoever

Verb : (slang) To light on fire.

Noun : A reusable lighter.

zooid

Noun : (biology) An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid.

Noun : (zoology) An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation.

Noun : (zoology) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.

zombi

Noun : Alternative form of zombie [(voodoo, horror) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own.]

zeros

Noun : The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.

zumba

Noun : A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.

zelig

Noun : An ordinary person who can change his appearance or behaviour to suit his surroundings, especially one who is unexpectedly associated with important people or events.

Noun : An unimportant person who appears at multiple important events.

zones

Noun : (geography, now rare) Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).

Noun : Any given region or area of the world.

Noun : A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

zebec

Noun : A Balkan surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Noun : Alternative spelling of xebec. [A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.]

zonda

Noun : A hot, dry wind of the Andes.

zoril

Noun : Alternative spelling of zorille [Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.]

zante

Noun : Zakynthos (an island in Greece)

Noun : Alternative form of zantewood [fustic (tree)]

zingy

Adjective : (informal) Full of zest.

zenon

Noun : A surname.

zayin

Noun : The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

zineb

Noun : An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc.

zeppo

Noun : united states comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979

zowie

zonal

Adjective : Divided into zones.

Adjective : Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.

Adjective : (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)

zilla

Noun : (India) A subdivision of a province or state

zills

Noun : One of a set of small finger cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances.

zooty

Adjective : (dated, informal) stylish, flashy, snappy.

zakat

Noun : (Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes.

zinco

Noun : (informal, dated) A line or half-tone block etched on zinc plate, used in zincography.

zohar

Noun : A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

zagat

Noun : The Zagat Survey, commonly referred to as Zagat (stylized in all caps; , ) and established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979, is an organization which collects and correlates the ratings of restaurants by diners.

zibet

Noun : (archaic) The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha).

zelda

Noun : A female given name from the Germanic languages

Noun : (video games) Shortened form of Legend of Zelda.

zazen

Noun : (Buddhism) A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.

zoism

Noun : (dated) Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and influences, as among primitive groups.

Noun : (dated) A former doctrine claiming that the phenomena of life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of vital force.

zhang

Noun : A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.

Noun : A surname from Chinese.

Noun : A river in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei, China

zooks

Noun : A surname.

zamia

Noun : Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia

zaria

Noun : A large city in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

zoite

Noun : sporozoite

zuche

Noun : (obsolete) A stump of a tree.

zoned

Adjective : (slang) Synonym of zoned out (“intoxicated by drugs”)

zooey

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Zoë.

Adjective : (informal) crowded with people

zaman

Noun : Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.

zoide

zingo

zeiss

Noun : A surname.

zweig

Noun : austrian writer (1881-1942

zappa

Noun : A surname from Italian.

zizel

Noun : The suslik.

zetta

zaugg

Noun : A surname.

zayas

Noun : A surname.

zepto

zygal

Adjective : shaped like a yoke, or like the letter H

zorah

Noun : Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills.

zhong

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A county of Chongqing, China.

zambo

Noun : A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian.

Noun : Alternative spelling of Sambo [(derogatory) A black person, especially one who is accommodating or servile towards whites; an Uncle Tom.]

ziega

Noun : (archaic) Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation.

zombo

zosyn

zadar

Noun : A city in Croatia.

Noun : A county of Croatia. County seat: Zadar.

zymic

Adjective : (chemistry) Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation

zocle

Noun : (architecture) Alternative form of socle [(architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.]

zener

Noun : A surname of German origin.

zenia

zines

Noun : A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.

zinke

Noun : A surname from German.

Noun : Alternative form of zink (musical instrument) [(music) A type of cornett.]

zemni

Noun : (archaic) The Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni)

zoeae

Noun : Alternative spelling of zoaea.

ziram

Noun : (organic chemistry) A zinc salt C₆H₁₂N₂S₄Zn used as a fungicide.

zulus

Noun : A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

Noun : Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

Noun : The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.

zuppa

Noun : Any of various Italian soups.

zaxes

Noun : A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

zitty

Adjective : (informal) Characterized by zits; pimply.

zella

zorse

Noun : The offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.

zuber

Noun : A surname from German.

zatar

Noun : Alternative spelling of zaatar [A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in Arab and Israeli cuisine, made from various Middle Eastern herbs.]

zonar

Adjective : zonal

zwack

Noun : a Budapest, Hungary based company that makes liqueurs and spirits.

zomba

Noun : a city in southern malawi; was the capital until 197

zahra

Noun : A female given name from Arabic.

Noun : A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a matronymic].

zinky

Adjective : Alternative form of zincy [Containing zinc.]

zwart

Noun : A surname.

zarqa

Noun : The capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan.

Noun : Alternative form of zarka [A cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible.]

zadok

Noun : (biblical) A priest, said to be descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron, who aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom and was subsequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to the throne.

zelle

Noun : a Filipino alternative pop/rock band.

Noun : a United States–based digital payments network owned by Early Warning Services, LLC, a private financial services company owned by the banks Bank of America, Truist, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo.

zenik

Noun : (archaic) The meerkat or suricate.

zurna

Noun : (music) A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.

zyxel

Noun : Zyxel Communications Corporation, a subsidiary of Unizyx Holding Corporation, is a Taiwanese multinational broadband access solutions provider headquartered in the Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.

zerda

Noun : (archaic) The fennec (Vulpes zerda).

zarfs

Noun : An ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker.

zings

Noun : A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.

Noun : (slang) A witty insult or derogatory remark.

Noun : (uncountable) Zest or vitality.

zoris

Noun : A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.

Noun : (especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.

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