Words Starting with Letter 'Z'

The ancient religious practice of worshiping host stars or heavenly bodies in the sky.

An old word for someone who belongs to an ancient religious group.

An ancient religious belief system practiced long ago by certain groups of people who studied the stars.

An alternate spelling of an old word for a type of nut or plant.

A blue powder made from roasted cobalt ore, used long ago to color glass.

A horse with a solid dark coat color that has absolutely no white hairs on it.

A huge tropical tree that grows very wide-spreading branches and beautiful fluffy pink flowers.

A historical term used in Latin America to describe a person of mixed African and Indigenous American heritage.

A type of tropical plant with stiff, fern-like leaves and thick stems.

A strong wild buffalo found roaming in the forests and wetlands of Africa with large curved horns.

A large European freshwater fish that is related to the perch and has sharp teeth for catching prey.

A small, dried dark grape, also known as a Zante currant, that is often baked into sweet muffins.

A native or inhabitant of Zakynthos, an island in Greece.

Funny in a crazy, wild, and silly way that makes people laugh at goofy antics.

The quality of acting very silly, goofy, or wacky in a fun and entertaining way that makes people laugh.

A fun, informal Spanish slang word used by many people to mean sneakers or sports shoes.

A police officer or soldier who kept law and order in the old Ottoman Empire.

A fence made of thorny bushes and branches used to protect a camp from animals.

A small decorative holder, usually made of metal or cardboard, used to hold a hot coffee cup.

An old name for minerals containing arsenic and sulfur, which are often yellow.

A zati is an Indian macaque monkey that has a distinct tuft of hair right on its head.

A specialized small axe with a sharp point used by builders for cutting and shaping thin roofing slates.

A peaceful Buddhist shelter or resting place used by travelers and people meditating.

The special scientific group name for the important farm plant family that includes sweet corn.

Great energy, excitement, and enthusiasm for doing a fun activity or reaching a big goal.

Being super excited, energetic, and passionate about doing something, like cheering loudly for your favorite team.

A person who is super excited and passionate about a specific belief or cause, sometimes taking it to the extreme.

Showing great energy, excitement, and enthusiasm for a special goal or cause.

An African wild animal that looks like a horse and has bold black-and-white stripes all over its body.

Relating to or looking like a zebra, especially having black and white stripes.

An animal that is the offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.

Another name for a hybrid animal born from a zebra and another type of equine like a horse or donkey.

A large ox from Asia and Africa that has droopy ears and a big fatty hump on its back.

An old word for a fly or a devil, most famous from the name 'Beelzebub'.

An old gold coin used as money in Venice and other parts of Europe hundreds of years ago.

The traditional British name for the last letter of the alphabet, which is Z.

A plant related to ginger that has a spicy root, sometimes used in medicine or cooking.

An old coin or banknote worth ten units of currency in some countries.

A type of natural protein that is found inside of corn kernels and sometimes used to make coatings.

A small, furry rodent that lives underground in tunnels, found in parts of Eastern Europe and Asia.

A local council in old Russia that helped manage schools, roads, and hospitals.

The part of a house where women lived in some South Asian cultures.

An ancient language used a very long time ago to write sacred Persian religious texts and prayers.

An old word for someone who does not believe in traditional religious teachings.

An older or alternative spelling for the shiny blue-gray metal known as zinc.

The highest point in the sky directly above your head, reached by the sun at noon.

A special kind of rock with tiny microscopic holes inside it that can act like a sponge to trap water or cleaning chemicals.

A very soft, gentle breeze that rustles the leaves on a tree and cools you on a warm summer day.

An old gold coin that people used as money in Europe and Venice many hundreds of years ago.

The number 0, which means having none or representing a total lack of something.

A lively and exciting energy that makes activities fun, or the colorful outer peel of a lemon used in cooking.

The sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, which comes after epsilon and before eta.

Looking for new knowledge and facts by asking lots of curious questions and investigating.

A fun figure of speech where a single action word connects two different things in surprising ways.

The mighty king of the gods and ruler of the sky and thunder in ancient Greek myths.

A small, furry animal that looks like a cat and lives in Asia and Africa.

A soft, tasty cheese that is made from the leftover liquid milk after making other goat cheese.

A line or path that moves forward by making sharp, alternating turns first left and then right.

A spiny desert plant with pink or white flowers that grows tough stems in dry parts of Africa and Asia.

A specific administrative district or region in India used for government and local management.