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zed

noun verb

The name of the Latin-script letter Z.

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
Z
Ends with
D
Contains
E
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/zɛd/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z.

  2. (in combination) Something Z-shaped.

    “zed-bar”

  3. (usually in the plural) Sleep.

    “I'm going to go get some zeds.”

  4. A zombie.

    “A horde of zeds began to shuffle into the shopping mall.”

verb

  1. To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

  2. To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

In context

Example Sentences

zed-bar
I'm going to go get some zeds.
A horde of zeds began to shuffle into the shopping mall.

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