Index of English words, starting with "ze"

(1) - Zephyr (n.) The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze.

(1) - Zero (n.) Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
(2) - Zero (n.) The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
(3) - Zero (n.) A cipher; nothing; naught.

(1) - Zest (v. t.) To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
(2) - Zest (v. t.) To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
(3) - Zest (n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
(4) - Zest (n.) Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
(5) - Zest (n.) A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.