zest, n.
(zests)
freq. cnt. 1
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
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| relish |
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| zest |
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| zestfulness |
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a tart spicy quality
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| piquance |
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| piquancy |
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| piquantness |
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| tang |
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| tanginess |
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| zest |
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zest, v.
(zested, zesting, zests)
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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zestful, adj.
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zestfully, adv.
zestfulness, n.
(zestfulnesses)
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
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| relish |
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| zest |
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zestily, adv.
zesty, adj.
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zeta, n.
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member holonym
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zettabit, n.
(zettabits)
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zettabyte, n.
(zettabytes)
a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
<noun.quantity>
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| ZB |
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| ZiB |
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| zebibyte |
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| zettabyte |
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zeugma, n.
(zeugmas)
use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| zeugma |
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sample sentences
"`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"
zidovudine, n.
(zidovudines)
an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
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| AZT |
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| Retrovir |
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| ZDV |
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| zidovudine |
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zig, n.
(zigs)
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zig-zag, adj.
zigadene, n.
(zigadenes)
any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| death camas |
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| zigadene |
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ziggurat, n.
(ziggurats)
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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| ziggurat |
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| zikkurat |
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| zikurat |
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zigzag, adj.
zigzag, adv.
sample sentences
"birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"
zigzag, n.
(zigzags)
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zigzag, v.
(zigzagged, zigzagging, zigzags)
freq. cnt. 2
sample sentences
"The river zigzags through the countryside"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
They %s up the hill
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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zigzag goldenrod, n.
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zikkurat, n.
(zikkurats)
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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| zikkurat |
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| zikurat |
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zikurat, n.
(zikurats)
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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| ziggurat |
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| zikkurat |
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| zikurat |
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zilch, n.
(zilches)
a quantity of no importance
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| cipher |
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| cypher |
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| goose egg |
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| nada |
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| naught |
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| nil |
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| nix |
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| nothing |
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| null |
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| zero |
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| zilch |
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| zip |
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| zippo |
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sample sentences
"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before""reduced to nil all the work we had done"
"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
"it was all for naught"
"I didn't hear zilch about it"
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zill, n.
(zills)
one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance
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| zill |
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zillion, adj.
zillion, n.
(zillions)
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
<noun.quantity>
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| bazillion |
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| billion |
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| gazillion |
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| jillion |
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| million |
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| trillion |
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| zillion |
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sample sentences
"there were millions of flies"
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zinc, n.
(zincs)
freq. cnt. 6
a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
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| Zn |
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| atomic number 30 |
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| zinc |
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zinc, v.
(zinced, zincing, zincs)
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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zinc blende, n.
an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| blende |
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| sphalerite |
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| zinc blende |
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