kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
zap
Verb
strike suddenly and with force
zestfulness
Noun
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zabaglione
Noun
light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
zwieback
Noun
slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
zucchini
Noun
small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow
zucchini
Noun
marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
zep
Noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats, cheese, tomato, onion, lettuce, and condiments
ziti
Noun
medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
zinfandel
Noun
dry fruity red wine from California
zombie
Noun
a cocktail made up of several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
zombie
Noun
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
zombie
Noun
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
zombie
Noun
a god of voodoo cults of African origin, worshipped especially in the West Indies
zombie
Noun
in voodooism, a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
zombi
Noun
a cocktail made up of several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
zombi
Noun
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
zombi
Noun
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
zombi
Noun
a god of voodoo cults of African origin, worshipped especially in the West Indies
zombi
Noun
in voodooism, a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
zone of interior
Noun
the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
zenith
Noun
highest point, peak
zenith
Noun
in astronomy, the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
zealot
Noun
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
zoo keeper
Noun
the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
zookeeper
Noun
the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
zoologist
Noun
a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
zephyr
Noun
a slight wind, usually refreshing
zoospore
Noun
an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
zamang
Noun
large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
zebrawood
Noun
any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood
zebrawood
Noun
handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree
zygospore
Noun
a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
zero coupon bond
Noun
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond
zero-coupon bond
Noun
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond
zero-coupon security
Noun
a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
zygotene
Noun
the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
zymosis
Noun
(medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
zymosis
Noun
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
zymolysis
Noun
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
zettabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
zettabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes
zebibyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
zettabit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits
zebibit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits
zaire
Noun
the basic unit of money in Zaire
zloty
Noun
the basic unit of money in Poland
zilch
Noun
a quantity of no importance
zippo
Noun
a quantity of no importance
zig
Noun
an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions