Words in english starting with Z

• zeppelin — Noun – English ～ a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
• zeppelin — Noun – English ～ German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
• zeppo — Noun – English ～ United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)
• zero hour — Noun – English ～ the time set for the start of an action or operation
• zero coupon bond — Noun – English ～ a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
• zero — Noun – English ～ a quantity of no importance; "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"
• zero coupon security — Noun – English ～ a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
• zero-coupon security — Noun – English ～ a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
• zero-sum game — Noun – English ～ a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
• zero — Noun – English ～ the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
• zero — Noun – English ～ a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
• zero-tolerance policy — Noun – English ～ any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests"
• zero-coupon bond — Noun – English ～ a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
• zero point — Noun – English ～ the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
• zero tolerance — Noun – English ～ extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"
• zero — Noun – English ～ the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
• zero — Verb – English ～ adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
• zero in — Verb – English ～ adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
• zero in — Verb – English ～ direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
• zero — Verb – English ～ adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"

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