English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter 'Z'
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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'Z'
- Zany: Buffoon, foolish, Jester, Simpleton.
- Zag:
(i) (Noun): a sharp change of direction in a zigzag course.
Sentence:
* We travelled in a series of zigs and zags.
(ii) (Verb): Make a sharp change of direction.
Sentence:
* A long path zigged and zagged through the woods".
- Zap:
(i) (Verb): Destroy or obliterate.
Sentence:
* Zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units".
Synonyms: Annihilate, Destroy, Wipe out, Obliterate
(ii) Move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly.
Sentence:
* Racing cars zapped past us on the track below.
Synonyms: Hurry, Race, Run, Sprint, Speed, Dash, Bolt, Dart, Rush
(iii) (Noun) A sudden burst of energy or sound.
Sentence:
* The eggs get an extra zap of UV light.
- Zax (Noun): a small axe used for cutting roof slates, with a point for making nail holes.
- Zea: A genus of large grasses
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Zealous (Noun: Zealot - fanatic): Full of enthusiasm or eagerness.
Sentence:
* A zealous student achieved first position in the class.
Antonyms: Perfunctory (done half heartedly only to finish the duty.
- Zebu: Indicine cattle or humped cattle, a species or subspecies of domestic cattle (cow)
- Zeck (Russian origin): Wood tick
- Zed: An English letter "Z"
- Zeda (Arabic origin): Fortunate
- Zee: An English letter "Z".
- Zeit-gist: Spirit of the time, trend of thought in a particular period.
- Zek (Noun - Russian origin): Russian history, Soviet labour camp or prisoner
- Zel: Fervor, Zeal, Heat, Estrus
- Zenith: The highest point.
Sentence:
* The zenith of his career
Synonyms: Acme, Apex, Culmination, Summit
Antonyms: Nadir
- Zep (Noun):
(i) Cookery, sandwich
(ii) Bomber, Hoagy, Torpedo, Sub
- Zephyr (Noun):
(1) West wind, Gentle breeze
(2) Any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing.
- Zest:
(i) Relish, Appetizing, Flavour, Piquancy
(ii) Keen, Interest
- Zeta: The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (𝛇)
- Zex (Noun): A tool for cutting roof slate
- Zho (Chinesse origin): A hybrid of a cow and a yak
- Zig:
(i) (Noun): a sharp change of direction in a zigzag course.
Sentence:
* We travelled in a series of zigs and zags.
(ii) (Verb): Make a sharp change of direction.
Sentence:
* A long path zigged and zagged through the woods".
- Zime (African origin): A beautiful princess
- Zin: wine
- Zine: Non commercial and non profitable publication, Like a magazine
- Zingaro: Italian name for gypsy, A roman person
- Zion: Jerusalem
- Zip: Sharp whispering sound, Move at high speed
- Zipper: A fastener strip used to fasten garments, bags and other items etc.
- Zit: Pimple, A small swollen spot on the skin
- Zither, Zithern: A flat, six stringed musical instrument.
- Ziti: A hollow tube shaped pasta or tubular pasta
- Ziz (Biblical name): Flower, Branch, A lock of hair.
- Zoa (Latin origin): Animal, Organism
- Zodiac: The astronomical calculation of the planetary positions.
- Zoe (Greek origin) (Zoey, Zooey, Zoio, Zoie): Life
- Zoic (Greek origin): Animal
- Zol (South African English): A cigarette, especially of cannabis, that is rolled by hand.
- Zone (Adj. Zonal, Zona): An area or stretch of land, Girdle, Belt
Sentence:
* A pedestrian zone
Synonyms: Sector, Region, Territory
- Zoo (Greek origin): Living organism
- Zoom: Humming sound.
- Zoon (Latin origin): Animal
- Zoot: Marijuana, Cannabis cigarette
- Zouk (French origin): Music
- Zulu (South Africa Origin): Sky, A member of south African people traditionally living mainly in KwaZulu- Native province.
- Zygote: Fertilized egg cell
- Zyme: A ferment or enzyme
- Zymosis: Formation of germs as cause of disease
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