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Z. izzard, zed.
zany, n. [jester], buffoon, [clown], harlequin, merry-an-drew.
zanyism, n. harlequinism, buffoonery, clownishness.
zeal, n. [fervor], [ardor], zealotry, intensity, [passion], [devotion], devotedness.
zealot, n. [enthusiast], [partisan], devotee, [fanatic].
zealous, a. [ardent], eager, [strenuous], [fervent], [passionate], [intense], devoted, impassioned.
zenith, n. culmination, [pinnacle], [acme], [summit], apex. Antonym: nadir.
zero, n. [cipher], [nothing], naught.
zest, n. relish, [flavor], [taste]; [enjoyment], relish, [gusto].
zinc, n. spelter.
zip, n. [hissing], sibilance, sibilation.--v. [hiss], sibilate.
zone, n. clime, [region]; [girdle], [belt], [band], [girth].