4 Letter Countdown Words Starting With Z

ZAG (13) [noun] One of a series of sharp turns or reversals. | [noun] Twist in a storyline | [verb] To move with a sharp turn or reversal. ZAP (14) [noun] A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. | [noun] An electric shock. | [noun] A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism. ZAX (19) [noun] A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing. ZED (13) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter Z. | [noun] (in combination) Something Z-shaped. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Sleep. ZEE (12) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter Z. | [noun] Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Sleep. ZEK (16) ZIG (13) [noun] A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction. | [verb] To make such a turn. ZIN (12) ZIP (14) [noun] A twist or fold. | [noun] Any of the folds on the surface of the brain. | [noun] The shape of something rotating; a vortex. | [noun] A ZIP code; a US postal code. ZIT (12) [noun] Pimple ZOA (12) ZOO (12) [noun] A park where live animals are exhibited. | [noun] Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic. | [noun] The jungle.

ZAGS (14) [noun] One of a series of sharp turns or reversals. | [noun] Twist in a storyline ZANY (16) [noun] A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown. | [verb] To mimic foolishly. | [adjective] Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. ZAPS (15) [noun] A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. | [noun] An electric shock. | [noun] A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism. ZARF (16) ZEAL (13) [noun] The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. | [noun] A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion. | [noun] The collective noun for a group of zebras. ZEBU (15) [noun] A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus). ZEDS (14) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter Z. | [noun] (in combination) Something Z-shaped. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Sleep. ZEES (13) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter Z. | [noun] Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Sleep. | [pronoun] The thing, item, etc. being indicated. ZEIN (13) [noun] A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications. ZEKS (17) ZERK (17) ZERO (13) [noun] The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. | [noun] The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. | [noun] Nothing, or none. ZEST (13) [noun] The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. | [noun] General vibrance of flavour. | [noun] (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. ZETA (13) [noun] The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ) | [noun] A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function. ZIGS (14) [noun] A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction. | [verb] To make such a turn. ZILL (13) ZINC (15) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] A zinc countertop. ZING (14) [noun] A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. | [noun] A witty insult or derogatory remark. | [noun] Zest or vitality. ZINS (13) ZIPS (15) [noun] A twist or fold. | [noun] Any of the folds on the surface of the brain. | [noun] The shape of something rotating; a vortex. ZITI (13) [noun] A type of penne pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. ZITS (13) [noun] Pimple ZOEA (13) ZOIC (15) [adjective] Showing traces of life; containing organic remains. | [adjective] Having the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic. ZONE (13) [noun] 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. ZONK (17) [noun] An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal). | [noun] A feeling of a drug taking hold. | [verb] To hit hard . ZOOM (15) [verb] To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. | [noun] A humming noise from something moving very fast | [noun] A quick ascent ZOON (13) ZOOS (13) [noun] A park where live animals are exhibited. | [noun] Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic. | [noun] The jungle. ZORI (13) [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, a flip-flop ZYME (18)

ZAIRE (14) [noun] The unit of currency of Zaire. ZAMIA (16) [noun] Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia ZANZA (23) ZAPPY (21) [adjective] Lively or energetic. ZARFS (17) ZAXES (21) [noun] A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing. ZAYIN (17) [noun] The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). ZAZEN (23) [noun] A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism. ZEALS (14) ZEBEC (18) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZEBRA (16) [noun] Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa. | [noun] A referee. | [noun] 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".) ZEBUS (16) [noun] A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus). ZEINS (14) ZERKS (18) ZEROS (14) [noun] The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. | [noun] The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. | [noun] Nothing, or none. ZESTS (14) [noun] The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. | [noun] General vibrance of flavour. | [noun] (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. ZESTY (17) ZETAS (14) [noun] The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ) | [noun] A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function. ZIBET (16) ZILCH (19) [noun] A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character. | [noun] Nothing, zero. | [verb] To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat. ZILLS (14) ZINCS (16) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] A zinc countertop. ZINCY (19) ZINEB (16) [noun] An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc. ZINGS (15) [noun] A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. | [noun] A witty insult or derogatory remark. | [noun] Zest or vitality. ZINGY (18) ZINKY (21) ZIPPY (21) [adjective] Energetic and lively. | [adjective] Quick, speedy. ZIRAM (16) ZITIS (14) ZIZIT (23) ZLOTE (14) ZLOTY (17) [noun] Złoty, the currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy. ZOEAE (14) ZOEAL (14) ZOEAS (14) ZOMBI (18) ZONAL (14) [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) ZONED (15) [verb] To divide into or assign sections or areas. | [verb] To define the property use classification of an area. | [verb] To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off. ZONER (14) ZONES (14) [noun] 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. ZONKS (18) [verb] To hit hard . | [verb] To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor . | [verb] (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious. ZOOID (15) [noun] An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid. | [noun] An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation. | [noun] 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. ZOOKS (18) ZOOMS (16) [verb] To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. | [noun] A humming noise from something moving very fast | [noun] A quick ascent ZOONS (14) ZOOTY (17) ZORIL (14) ZORIS (14) [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, a flip-flop ZOWIE (17) [interjection] An indication of astonishment or admiration. ZYMES (19)

ZADDIK (21) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. ZAFFAR (21) ZAFFER (21) [noun] A blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore. | [noun] A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment. ZAFFIR (21) ZAFFRE (21) [noun] A blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore. | [noun] A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment. ZAFTIG (19) [adjective] Of a woman, having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large. ZAGGED (18) [verb] To move with a sharp turn or reversal. ZAIKAI (19) ZAIRES (15) ZAMIAS (17) [noun] Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia ZANANA (15) ZANDER (16) [noun] A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca. | [noun] Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater. ZANIER (15) [adjective] Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. | [adjective] Ludicrously or incongruously comical. ZANIES (15) [noun] A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown. | [verb] To mimic foolishly. ZANILY (18) ZANZAS (24) ZAPPED (20) [verb] To make a zap sound. | [verb] To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television. | [verb] To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting. ZAPPER (19) [noun] A remote control for a television. | [noun] A device that electrocutes ("zaps") with a high voltage, e.g. a bug zapper. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that exterminates. ZAREBA (17) [noun] A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes. | [noun] (by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed. | [noun] (by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure. ZARIBA (17) [noun] A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes. | [noun] (by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed. | [noun] (by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure. ZAYINS (18) [noun] The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). ZAZENS (24) ZEALOT (15) [noun] One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic | [noun] A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews. | [noun] A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350. ZEATIN (15) ZEBECK (23) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZEBECS (19) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZEBRAS (17) [noun] Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa. | [noun] A referee. | [noun] 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".) ZECHIN (20) ZENANA (15) [noun] A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems. | [noun] An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan. (Also spelled zanána.) ZENITH (18) [noun] The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. | [noun] The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body. | [noun] (by extension) Highest point or state; peak. ZEPHYR (23) [noun] A light wind from the west. | [noun] Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze. | [noun] Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric. ZEROED (16) [verb] To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. | [verb] To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero. | [verb] To cause or set some value or amount to be zero. ZEROES (15) [noun] The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. | [noun] The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. | [noun] Nothing, or none. ZEROTH (18) [adjective] In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero. | [adjective] Corresponding to a position preceding the first. ZESTED (16) [verb] To scrape the zest from a fruit. | [verb] To make more zesty. ZESTER (15) [noun] A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit. ZEUGMA (18) [noun] The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one. | [noun] Syllepsis. ZIBETH (20) ZIBETS (17) ZIGGED (18) [verb] To make such a turn. ZIGZAG (26) [noun] A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions | [noun] One of such sharp turns | [verb] To move or to twist in a zigzag manner. ZILLAH (18) [noun] A district or local division, as of a province, in India. ZINCED (18) [verb] To electroplate with zinc. | [verb] To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide. ZINCIC (19) ZINCKY (24) ZINEBS (17) ZINGED (17) [verb] To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum. ZINGER (16) [noun] A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown. | [noun] A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip. | [noun] An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically. ZINNIA (15) [noun] Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid ZIPPED (20) [verb] To close with a zip fastener. | [verb] To close as if with a zip fastener. | [verb] To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. ZIPPER (19) [noun] A zip fastener. | [noun] A pressure-sensitive plastic closure. | [noun] Leucine zipper ZIRAMS (17) ZIRCON (17) [noun] A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia. | [noun] A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone. ZITHER (18) [noun] A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. | [noun] (translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body. | [verb] To play a zither. ZIZITH (27) ZIZZLE (33) ZLOTYS (18) [noun] Złoty, the currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy. ZOARIA (15) ZODIAC (18) [noun] The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic which include the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets. | [noun] The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region. | [noun] The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year. ZOECIA (17) ZOFTIG (19) [adjective] Of a woman, having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large. ZOMBIE (19) [noun] A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere. | [noun] (voodoo, superstition) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own. | [noun] A deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living. ZOMBIS (19) ZONARY (18) ZONATE (15) ZONERS (15) ZONING (16) [verb] To divide into or assign sections or areas. | [verb] To define the property use classification of an area. | [verb] To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off. ZONKED (20) [adjective] Extremely fatigued. | [adjective] Deeply asleep. | [adjective] Drunk. ZONULA (15) ZONULE (15) [noun] A little zone, or girdle; a zonula. | [noun] The zonule of Zinn. ZOOIDS (16) [noun] An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid. | [noun] An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation. | [noun] 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. ZOOMED (18) [verb] To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. | [verb] To move fast with a humming noise | [verb] To fly an airplane straight up ZOONAL (15) ZORILS (15) ZOSTER (15) ZOUAVE (18) ZOUNDS (16) [interjection] (minced oath) Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc. ZOYSIA (18) ZYDECO (21) [noun] A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music. ZYGOID (20) ZYGOMA (21) [noun] The cheekbone. ZYGOSE (19) ZYGOTE (19) [noun] A fertilized egg cell. ZYMASE (20) [noun] Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.

ZACATON (18) ZADDICK (24) ZAFFARS (22) ZAFFERS (22) ZAFFIRS (22) ZAFFRES (22) ZAGGING (19) [verb] To move with a sharp turn or reversal. ZAIKAIS (20) ZAMARRA (18) ZAMARRO (18) ZANANAS (16) ZANDERS (17) ZANIEST (16) [adjective] Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. | [adjective] Ludicrously or incongruously comical. ZANYISH (22) ZAPATEO (18) ZAPPERS (20) [noun] A remote control for a television. | [noun] A device that electrocutes ("zaps") with a high voltage, e.g. a bug zapper. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that exterminates. ZAPPIER (20) [adjective] Lively or energetic. ZAPPING (21) [verb] To make a zap sound. | [verb] To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television. | [verb] To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting. ZAPTIAH (21) ZAPTIEH (21) ZAREBAS (18) [noun] A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes. | [noun] (by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed. | [noun] (by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure. ZAREEBA (18) ZARIBAS (18) [noun] A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes. | [noun] (by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed. | [noun] (by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure. ZEALOTS (16) [noun] One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic | [noun] A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews. | [noun] A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350. ZEALOUS (16) [adjective] Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion. ZEATINS (16) ZEBECKS (24) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZEBRAIC (20) ZEBRASS (18) ZEBRINE (18) ZEBROID (19) ZECCHIN (23) ZECHINS (21) ZEDOARY (20) [noun] Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia. ZELKOVA (23) ZEMSTVA (21) ZEMSTVO (21) ZENAIDA (17) ZENANAS (16) [noun] A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems. | [noun] An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan. (Also spelled zanána.) ZENITHS (19) [noun] The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. | [noun] The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body. | [noun] (by extension) Highest point or state; peak. ZEOLITE (16) [noun] Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure; they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography. ZEPHYRS (24) [noun] A light wind from the west. | [noun] Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze. | [noun] Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric. ZEROING (17) [verb] To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. | [verb] To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero. | [verb] To cause or set some value or amount to be zero. ZESTERS (16) [noun] A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit. ZESTFUL (19) [adjective] Having a spirited love of life; ebullient. | [adjective] Eager, enthusiastic. ZESTIER (16) ZESTING (17) [verb] To scrape the zest from a fruit. | [verb] To make more zesty. ZEUGMAS (19) [noun] The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one. | [noun] Syllepsis. ZIBETHS (21) ZIGGING (19) [verb] To make such a turn. ZIGZAGS (27) [noun] A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions | [noun] One of such sharp turns | [verb] To move or to twist in a zigzag manner. ZIKURAT (20) ZILCHES (21) ZILLAHS (19) [noun] A district or local division, as of a province, in India. ZILLION (16) [noun] An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion. ZINCATE (18) ZINCIFY (24) ZINCING (19) [verb] To electroplate with zinc. | [verb] To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide. ZINCITE (18) [noun] A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn2+)O, an important ore of zinc. ZINCKED (23) ZINCOID (19) ZINCOUS (18) ZINGANI (17) ZINGANO (17) ZINGARA (17) ZINGARE (17) ZINGARI (17) [noun] A Gypsy ZINGARO (17) [noun] A Gypsy ZINGERS (17) [noun] A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown. | [noun] A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip. | [noun] An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically. ZINGIER (17) ZINGING (18) [verb] To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum. ZINKIFY (26) ZINNIAS (16) [noun] Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid ZIPLESS (18) [adjective] Without a zip fastener. | [adjective] Without complications and hindrances. ZIPPERS (20) [noun] A zip fastener. | [noun] A pressure-sensitive plastic closure. | [noun] Leucine zipper ZIPPIER (20) [adjective] Energetic and lively. | [adjective] Quick, speedy. ZIPPING (21) [verb] To close with a zip fastener. | [verb] To close as if with a zip fastener. | [verb] To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. ZIRCONS (18) ZITHERN (19) ZITHERS (19) [noun] A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. | [noun] (translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body. ZIZZLED (35) ZIZZLES (34) ZLOTIES (16) [noun] Złoty, the currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy. ZLOTYCH (24) ZOARIAL (16) ZOARIUM (18) ZODIACS (19) [noun] The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic which include the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets. | [noun] The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region. | [noun] The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year. ZOECIUM (20) ZOISITE (16) [noun] A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH). ZOMBIES (20) [noun] A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere. | [noun] (voodoo, superstition) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own. | [noun] A deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living. 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