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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • zambianounB2+Southern African country sharing Victoria Falls with its neighbor.
  • zany/ˈzeɪni/adjectiveC1Comically odd and unpredictable.
  • zeal/ziːl/nounC1Great energy and enthusiasm for a cause or aim.
  • zealot/ˈzɛl.ət/nounC1Somebody fanatically committed to a cause.
  • zealotry/ˈzɛlətɹi/nounC2Fanatical devotion that allows no other view.
  • zealous/ˈzɛləs/adjective
C1
Full of eager enthusiasm for a cause.
  • zebra/ˈzɛb.ɹə/nounB2A striped African animal of the horse family.
  • zebra crossing/ˈzɛbɹə ˌkɹɔsɪŋ/nounB1The striped place where walkers cross a road.
  • zeitgeist/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/nounC2The spirit and mood of a particular period.
  • zenith/ˈzɛn.ɪθ/nounC1The highest point somebody or something reaches.
  • zero/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/nounA23 meaningsThe number 0.
  • zero hoursadjectiveC1An agreement with no guaranteed work at all.
  • zest/zɛst/nounB2+The fragrant grated outer peel of a citrus fruit.
  • zesty/ˈzɛsti/adjectiveC1Bright and lively with citrus.
  • zigzag/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/nounB1+3 meaningsA line or path made of sharp turns, first one way and then the other.
  • zimbabwenounB1+A country in southern Africa.
  • zinc/ˈzɪŋk/nounB2+A bluish-white metal, element number 30, used to coat steel against rust and to make brass.
  • zing/zɪŋ/nounC1A sharp, pleasing tang or spark that livens something up.
  • zingy/ˈzɪŋi/adjectiveC1Bright and sharply refreshing.
  • zip/zɪp/verbA25 meaningsTo fasten something with a zip.
  • zipper/ˈzɪpɚ/nounA2+A fastener of interlocking teeth pulled by a slider.
  • zodiac/ˈzəʊ.dɪˌæk/nounB1+The band of twelve signs the sun appears to pass through.
  • zombie/ˈzɒmbi/nounB1+4 meaningsA dead body brought back to move and act without a mind of its own.
  • zone/zoʊn/nounB1An area marked off for a particular purpose.
  • zoo/zuː/nounA1A place where wild animals are kept for people to see.
  • zoologist/zəʊˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounC2A scientist who studies animals.
  • zoology/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/nounC2The scientific study of animals.
  • zoom/zuːm/verbB22 meaningsTo move very fast.
  • zoom in/ˌzuːm ˈɪn/phraseB1To make a view closer and larger.
  • zoom lens/zu(ː)m lɛnz/nounB2A lens whose angle of view can be changed.
  • zugzwang/ˈzʌɡ.zwæŋ/nounC2A position where any move you make will hurt you.