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Zingiber
– definition :
- (noun)
- tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger (context:plant)
Zirconium oxide
– definition :
- (noun)
- a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes (context:substance)
Zona
– definition :
- (noun)
- (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure (context:body)
Zoom lens
– definition :
- (noun)
- a camera lens that magnifies the image (context:artifact)
Zu
– definition :
- (noun)
- evil storm god represented as a black bird (context:person)
Zygomycetes
– definition :
- (noun)
- class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota (context:plant)
Zill
– definition :
- (noun)
- one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance (context:artifact)
Zinzendorf
– definition :
- (noun)
- German theologian (1700-1760) (context:person)
Zizz
– definition :
- (noun)
- a nap (context:act)
- a buzzing or whizzing sound (context:event)
– Sample : “zizz”
- Arthur’s taking a short zizz
- a nasty zizz in the engine
Zonk out
– definition :
- (verb)
- fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired (context:body)
- lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example (context:body)
– Sample : “zonk out”
- after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours