<B>zineb, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a light tan organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on the leaves of fruit trees and on vegetables and cereal grasses. </DL>
<A NAME="zinfandel">
<B>zinfandel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a variety of wine grape much grown in California and of undetermined origin. <DD><B> 2. </B>wine made from this grape. </DL>
<A NAME="zing">
<B>zing, </B>noun, interjection, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sharp humming sound. <BR> <I>Ex. Her cool presence silenced the customary zing and swish of hurled hardware (Punch).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang, Figurative.) liveliness; zest; spirit; vitality. <BR> <I>Ex. an exciting story with plenty of zing. The week's TV dramas were thin, talky, and without dramatic zing (Time).</I> <DD><I>interj. </I> (Slang.) a sound used to express enthusiasm, spirit, or the like. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to make a sharp humming sound, especially in going rapidly. <BR> <I>Ex. A bullet zinged past the ear of the Japanese consul from Manila (New Yorker).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Slang.) <B>1. </B>to bring forth with spirit or zest. <BR> <I>Ex. Whammy, we zing in a couple of great production numbers (S. J. Perelman).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to give zest to; liven up. <BR> <I>Ex. He claims to know by instinct how to "zing up" a face (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zingara">
<B>zingara, </B>noun, pl. <B>-re.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) a Gypsy girl or woman. </DL>
<A NAME="zingaro">
<B>zingaro, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ri.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) a Gypsy boy or man. <BR> <I>Ex. I am a zingaro, a Bohemian, an Egyptian, or whatever the Europeans ... may choose to call our people (Scott).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zingel">
<B>zingel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) a small fish of the perch family, found in the Danube. </DL>
<A NAME="zinger">
<B>zinger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a zingy person. <DD><B> 2. </B>something that hits the mark. <BR> <I>Ex. His retort was a zinger.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>something of surpassing quality or size; corker. <BR> <I>Ex. Every actress needs one zinger of a part early in her career (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zingiberaceous">
<B>zingiberaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the ginger family. Also, <B>zinziberaceous.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="zingy">
<B>zingy, </B>adjective, <B>zingier,</B> <B>zingiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) full of vitality; lively; zesty. <BR> <I>Ex. A soupcon of wisdom, a lot of wit are laced into Jean Kerr's zingy comedy (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zinjanthropine">
<B>Zinjanthropine, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of the group of extinct primates represented by Zinjanthropus. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with this group. </DL>
<A NAME="zinjanthropus">
<B>Zinjanthropus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a manlike primate of the Pleistocene epoch, with a large, deep jaw and low forehead, whose remains were discovered in Tanganyika in 1959. He was nicknamed "the Nutcracker Man" because of his huge teeth. <BR> <I>Ex. Leakey ... has abandoned his earlier opinion that Zinjanthropus, a manlike creature whose bones he found in Africa in 1959, was on the line of evolution to man (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zinke">
<B>zinke, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small cornet of wood or horn with finger holes and a cupped mouthpiece, formerly common in Europe; cornetto. </DL>
<A NAME="zinkenite">
<B>zinkenite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mineralogy.) a steel-gray sulfide of antimony and lead. </DL>
<A NAME="zinkite">
<B>zinkite, </B>noun. =zincite.</DL>
<A NAME="zinky">
<B>zinky, </B>adjective. =zincky.</DL>
<A NAME="zinnia">
<B>zinnia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a garden plant grown for its showy flowers of many colors. It is a composite herb native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. <DD><B> 2. </B>its flower. </DL>
<B>Zion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a hill in Jerusalem on which the royal palace and the Temple stood. <DD><B> 2. </B>Israel or the Israelites; the people of Israel, whose national religious life centered on Mount Zion. <DD><B> 3. </B>heaven (as the final home of those who are virtuous and truly devout). <DD><B> 4. </B>the Christian Church. Also, <B>Sion.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="zionism">
<B>Zionism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a movement that started in the late 1800's to set up a Jewish national state in Palestine, and which now seeks to help maintain and develop the state of Israel. </DL>
<A NAME="zionist">
<B>Zionist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who supports or favors Zionism. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Zionists or Zionism. </DL>
<A NAME="zionistic">
<B>Zionistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with Zionism. <DD><B> 2. </B>like Zionism; resembling Zionism. </DL>
<A NAME="zionite">
<B>Zionite, </B>noun. =Zionist.</DL>
<A NAME="zionward">
<B>Zionward, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> toward Zion. </DL>
<A NAME="zip">
<B>zip</B> (1), verb, <B>zipped,</B> <B>zipping,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to fasten or unfasten with a zipper. <BR> <I>Ex. Please help me zip up my dress. He zipped up his coat before going out.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) to move with energy. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) to give vim or zest to. <BR> <I>Ex. This drink will zip you up.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a sudden, brief hissing sound. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) to proceed with energy; move briskly. <DD><B> 3. </B>to become fastened or unfastened with a zipper. <BR> <I>Ex. The jacket zips open easily.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sudden, brief hissing sound. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) energy or vim. <BR> <I>Ex. Satisfied with what's inside the can, the National Brewing Company is attempting to add a little zip to the outside (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(British.) a zipper. </DL>
<B>zip</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) zero, especially in reference to a score in sports. </DL>
<A NAME="zipango">
<B>Zipango, </B>noun. =Cipango.</DL>
<A NAME="zipangu">
<B>Zipangu, </B>noun. =Cipango.</DL>
<A NAME="zipcode">
<B>Zip Code,</B> <B>Zip code,</B> <B>zip code,</B> or <B>ZIP Code,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a five-digit number used to identify a mail-delivery zone in the United States, now often made more specific by four additional numbers. </DL>
<A NAME="zipcode">
<B>zip-code, </B>transitive verb, <B>-coded,</B> <B>-coding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to provide with the Zip Code. <BR> <I>Ex. to zip-code a letter.</I> </DL>
<B>zip gun,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a crude gun made of metal tubing and fired by rubber bands or a spring. </DL>
<A NAME="zipinlining">
<B>zip-in lining,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a removable lining that fits into a topcoat, raincoat, or other light coat or jacket, by means of a zipper. </DL>
<A NAME="zipper">
<B>zipper, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sliding fastener for clothing, shoes, boots, bags, containers, and covers, consisting of two flexible parts interlocked or separated by an attached sliding device which is pulled along between them; slide fastener. A zipper is used in place of buttons, laces, etc. <BR> <I>Ex. He has a zipper on his coat.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>Zipper.</B> a former trademark for this fastening. <DD><B> 3a. </B>a strip of paper, plastic, or string on an envelope or bag that functions like a zipper to open it up. <DD><B> b. </B>two interlocking strips on a plastic bag that can be used to open or close it. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Surfing.) a howler. <DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> to fasten or close with a zipper. <BR> <I>Ex. He was wearing a slate-blue flying suit zippered up to his chest (New Yorker).</I> adj. <B>zipperless.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="zipperbag">
<B>zipper bag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bag that opens or closes by means of a zipper. </DL>
<A NAME="zippered">
<B>zippered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> furnished with a zipper. <BR> <I>Ex. a zippered closure.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zipperfleet">
<B>zipper fleet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) ships taken out of active service and held in reserve; mothball fleet. </DL>
<A NAME="zippy">
<B>zippy, </B>adjective, <B>-pier,</B> <B>-piest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) full of energy; lively; gay. </DL>
<A NAME="ziptop">
<B>zip-top, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a top that may be removed by pulling a strip around its rim. <BR> <I>Ex. a zip-top can of frozen orange juice.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="zircalloy">
<B>zircalloy</B> or <B>zircaloy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alloy of zirconium and some other metal or metals, widely used for its heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant properties, especially in reactors to separate the fuel from the coolant. </DL>
<A NAME="zircon">
<B>zircon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline mineral, a silicate of zirconium, that occurs in tetragonal crystals, variously colored. Transparent zircon is used as a gem. The reddish-orange variety is sometimes called hyacinth in jewelry. The colorless, yellowish, or smoky zircon of Sri Lanka is there called jargon. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconate">
<B>zirconate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt of zirconium hydroxide when it acts as an acid. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconia">
<B>zirconia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dioxide of zirconium, usually obtained as a white, amorphous powder, used in making incandescent gas mantles and refractory utensils. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconic">
<B>zirconic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with zirconia or zirconium. <DD><B> 2. </B>containing zirconia or zirconium. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconium">
<B>zirconium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a metallic chemical element commonly obtained from zircon as a black powder or as a grayish, crystalline substance. Zirconium has both acidic and basic properties. It is used in alloys for wires and filaments, in making steel, and in nuclear reactors. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconiumhydroxide">
<B>zirconium hydroxide,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white powder used in making pigments and dyes. </DL>
<A NAME="zirconiumoxide">
<B>zirconium oxide,</B> =zirconia.</DL>
<A NAME="zirconyl">
<B>zirconyl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a bivalent radical, ZrO-. </DL>
<A NAME="zit">
<B>zit, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a pimple. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Plans for redistricting featured districts ... with remarkable pimples in their boundary lines, zits that popped up to include the home of one liberal incumbent in the district of another (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
