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Zephyr
- noun - (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
- a gentle breeze
- a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Zeroed
- verb - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
Zeroes
- noun - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- 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"
- adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
Zeroth
- adjective - preceding even the first
Zested
- verb - add herbs or spices to
Zester
- unknown - kitchen tool used to remove the zest from a citrus fruit
Zeugma
- noun - use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"
Zeuxis
- unknown - Zeuxis of Heraclea was a painter who flourished during the 5th century BC.
Zeuxis is said to have died laughing at the humorous way he painted the goddess Aphrodite, after the old woman who commissioned it insisted on modeling for the portrait.