| BAZOUKI | • bazouki n. Alternative form of bouzouki. • BAZOUKI n. (Modern Greek) a Greek long-necked lute with 3 or 4 double courses of metal strings, also BOUSOUKI, BOUZOUKI, BUZUKI. |
| BENZOIC | • benzoic adj. Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. • benzoic adj. (Organic chemistry) Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives. • BENZOIC adj. relating to benzoin, as in benzoic acid, found in benzoin and other gums. |
| BENZOIN | • benzoin n. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc… • benzoin n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde;… • benzoin n. The spicebush, Lindera benzoin. |
| BIZARRO | • bizarro adj. (Colloquial) Alternative form of bizarre. • bizarro adj. (Informal, humorous) Being the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation. • bizarro adj. (Literature) Pertaining to bizarro fiction. |
| BIZONAL | • bizonal adj. Having or involving two zones. • BIZONAL adj. pertaining to a zone. |
| BIZONES | • BIZONE n. a country formed of two zones. |
| BOOZIER | • boozier adj. Comparative form of boozy: more boozy. • BOOZY adj. inclined to booze, also BOOZEY, BOUSY. |
| BOOZILY | • boozily adv. In a boozy way. • BOOZY adv. inclined to booze, also BOOZEY, BOUSY. |
| BOOZING | • boozing n. (Colloquial) The act of drinking alcohol heavily. • boozing v. Present participle of booze. • BOOZING n. an act of boozing. |
| BORZOIS | • borzois n. Plural of borzoi. • BORZOI n. (Russian) a kind of wolfhound. |
| BROMIZE | • bromize v. (Photography, transitive) To prepare or treat with bromine. • BROMIZE v. to treat with bromine, also BROMISE. |
| EBONIZE | • ebonize v. (Transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony. • EBONIZE v. to stain black in imitation of ebony, also EBONISE. |
| IMBIZOS | • imbizos n. Plural of imbizo. • IMBIZO n. (Zulu) a gathering of people at the request of a chieftain. |
| OBELIZE | • obelize v. To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful. • OBELIZE v. to mark with an obelus, also OBELISE. |
| SHOWBIZ | • showbiz n. Short for showbusiness. • show␣biz n. Alternative spelling of showbiz. • SHOWBIZ n. (short for) show business. |
| ZEBROID | • zebroid n. A cross between a zebra and any other equine animal, but especially a horse. • zebroid adj. Of or pertaining to such a cross. • zebroid adj. Of or pertaining to a zebra; zebrine. |
| ZOMBIES | • zombies n. Plural of zombie. • ZOMBIE n. in West Indian magic, a reanimated corpse, also ZOMBI. |
| ZOMBIFY | • zombify v. (Transitive, fiction) To turn into a zombie (a member of the living dead or undead). • zombify v. (Transitive, computing) To take control of (a computer) in order to use it covertly and illicitly. • zombify v. (Transitive, idiomatic) To deprive of authenticity or vitality; to render someone brainless or unthinking. |
| ZOMBOID | • zomboid adj. (Informal) zombielike. • zomboid n. (Informal) A person who resembles a zombie. • ZOMBOID adj. resembling zombies. |
| ZORBING | • zorbing n. (Originally New Zealand) A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill. • zorbing v. Present participle of zorb. • ZORBING n. a recreational activity, rolling downhill inside a large ball. |