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Adz (or adze) |
A tool for carving wood |
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Azo |
(chem.) containing two adjacent nitrogen atoms between carbon atoms |
hooks: azoic, azole, azonal |
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Biz |
Slang for ‘business’ |
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Coz |
Slang for ‘cousin’ |
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Fez (-es or -zes, -zed) |
A hat worn by men in some Mediterranean countries |
Fezzes and bow ties are cool! |
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Fiz* (-zed, -zing, -zes, -zy) |
effervesce |
*legal but some dictionary only use fizz |
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Lez* |
Slang for ‘lesbian’ |
*legal but not included in some dictionary
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Wiz (or whiz) |
A smart person |
hooks: wizen, wizard |
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Zag (-ged, -ging, -s) |
Opposite of a zig |
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Zap (-ped, -ping, -s, -per, -py) |
To hit with electricity |
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Zax (-es) |
A tool for making roof tiles |
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Zed |
British letter Z |
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Zee |
The last letter of the alphabet |
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Zek* |
A prisoner of a Soviet labor camp
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*legal but not included in some dictionary |
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Zig |
Opposite of a zag |
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Zin |
Zinfandel (a dry red) wine |
hooks: zinc, zine, zing, |
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Zip (-ped, -ping, -s, -per) (-py, -ier) |
move with speed and vigor |
hooks: zipless, ziplock |
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Zit |
A pimple |
hooks: zither, ziti |
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Zoa |
Relating to animal life |
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Zoo |
Animal prison |
hooks: zooid, zool, zooks, zoom, zooty |
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Zas |
Pizzas |
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azan |
Muslim call to prayer |
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azon |
radio controlled aerial bomb |
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bize (or bise) |
a cold wind |
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bozo |
foolish or incompetent person |
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chez |
(preposition) at or in the home |
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czar (or tzar) |
An Eastern European ruler |
hooks: czardom, czarina, czarism, czarist |
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ditz (-es, -ier, -iest, -y) |
silly or inane person |
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doze (dozy) |
to sleep (sleepy) |
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faze (-ed, -ing, -s)
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to disturb the composure of; to disconcert
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fozy (-zier, -ziest) |
too ripe |
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friz (or frizz) |
small tight curls |
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futz (-ed, -ing, -es) |
putter around, be aimless |
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fuze (-ed, -ing, -s) (fuzee) |
to fuse |
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geez (and jeez) |
interjection, mild oath |
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haze (hazy) |
foggy, unclear |
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izar (-s, -d) |
an outer garment worn by some Muslim women |
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lutz |
a jump in figure skating |
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maze (-ed, ing, -s) (mazy, -er) |
bewilder, confuse |
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meze |
an appetizer or light meal |
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mozo |
manual laborer |
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nazi |
a domineering, dictatorial or intolerant person |
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ooze (-ed, -ing, -es) (oozy, -ier)) |
to move slowly |
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orzo |
rice-shaped pasta |
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ouzo |
Greek anise-flavored alcohol |
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oyez (-ed, -ing, -es) |
used by a public crier to gain attention before a proclamation |
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phiz |
slang for 'the face' (short for physiognomy) |
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prez |
slang for 'president' |
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putz |
foolish or ineffectual person |
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raze (-ed, -ing, -s) (-e, -r) |
destroy, demolish |
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ritz (ritzy) |
pretentious display |
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sizy |
viscid, sticky |
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zarf |
a metal holder for a coffee cup |
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zeal (and zest) |
enthusiasm |
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zebu |
an Asian ox |
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zein |
a simple protein |
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zerk |
a grease fitting |
named after the inventor Oscar Zerk |
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zeta |
6th letter of the Greek alphabet |
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zill |
one of a pair of finger cymbals |
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zinc |
The metallic element #30 |
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ziti |
a type of tube-shaped pasta |
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zoea (pl. zoeae) |
crab larva |
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zoic |
relating to animal life |
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zonk (-ed, -ing, -s) |
stun, stupefy, pass out |
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zoon |
individuals of a compound organism from a single egg |
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zori |
a Japanese sandal |
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zyme |
an enzyme |
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