Words By Definition - Z

To hit with or as if with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy. (Verb, 3)

A Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation. (Noun, 3)

A facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition. (Noun, 3)

A bluish-white metallic element that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures. (Noun, 4)

Eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something. (Noun, 4)

To partition (a city, borough, or township) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes. (Verb, 4)

Medium-sized tubular pasta. (Noun, 4)

Appealingly piquant or lively. (Adjective, 5)

The point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer. (Noun, 6)

Having short sharp turns or angles. (Adjective, 6)

[plural of] The basic monetary unit of Poland. (Noun, 6)

An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages. (Noun, 8)

An immeasurably wealthy person. (Noun, 11)

A branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups. (Noun, 12)