Zanthoxylum
— Noun
– English
~ deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
Zanthoxylum fraxineum
— Noun
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~ small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
Zanthoxylum flavum
— Noun
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~ West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
Zanthoxylum americanum
— Noun
– English
~ small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
— Noun
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~ densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
zanuck
— Noun
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~ United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979)
zany
— Noun
– English
~ a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
zany
— Noun
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~ a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
zany
— Adjective
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~ ludicrous, foolish; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
zany
— Adjective
– English
~ like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
Zanzibar copal
— Noun
– English
~ a hard copal derived from an African tree
zanzibar
— Noun
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~ an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
zap
— Noun
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~ a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"
zap
— Verb
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~ strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
zap
— Verb
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~ strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy"
zap
— Verb
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~ cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"
zap
— Verb
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~ kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"
zapata
— Noun
– English
~ Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)