zephyr stands for (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind, a slight wind (usually refreshing)

zeugma stands for use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one

Zamiaceae stands for a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias

zip up stands for close with a zipper

Zn stands for a bluish-white lustrous metallic element

Ziphiidae stands for beaked whales

zebra crossing stands for street crossing where pedestrians have right of way

Zambia stands for a republic in central Africa

Zenaidura stands for mourning doves

Zalophus stands for sea lions

Zigadenus stands for genus of mostly North American poisonous plants

Zalophus californianus stands for often trained as a show animal

Zygophyllaceae stands for small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions

Zoysia tenuifolia stands for Asiatic creeping perennial grass

Zigadenus venenosus gramineus stands for plant of western North America to Mexico

Zinnia grandiflora stands for subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays

Zeno of Elea stands for ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)

Zambian monetary unit stands for monetary unit in Zambia

Zulu stands for a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa, a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa living in northern Natal

Zoroaster stands for Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

Zola stands for French novelist and critic

zillions stands for a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Zomba stands for a city in southern Malawi

zone stands for (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure, an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic, any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude, a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features, separate or apportion into sections, regulate housing in ,of certain areas of towns

zilch stands for a quantity of no importance

zygodactyl stands for (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward

zamang stands for large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle

zoophagous stands for (of animals) carnivorous

Zagreb stands for the capital of Croatia

Zantac stands for a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux

Zocor stands for an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels

Zarontin stands for an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy

Zoarces viviparus stands for an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous

zonk out stands for fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired, lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

Zoisia stands for lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand

Zarathustra stands for Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

zenith stands for the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

zoonotic stands for of or relating to or constituting zoonosis

zero-coupon bond stands for the commonest form of zero-coupon security

Zizania stands for wild rice

Zygnemataceae stands for pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses

Zea mays rugosa stands for corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable

zapper stands for an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents

zikurat stands for a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

Zeppelin stands for a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs, German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)

zip by stands for move by very quickly

Zinzendorf stands for German theologian (1700-1760)

zero hour stands for the time set for the start of an action or operation

zygote stands for the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell)

zona pellucida stands for thick membrane around the mammalian ovum