Z
/zed, (Mỹ) zi:/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The 26th and final letter of the modern English alphabet: A consonant, representing the sound /z/ as in "zoo" or /s/ as in "pizza".
- The ending point of a series or sequence: Used metaphorically to denote the last item, the conclusion, or the ultimate limit.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The word "buzz" ends with the letter Z.
- In the alphabet, Z comes after Y.
- They worked from A to Z to complete the project. (Meaning: from the very beginning to the very end.)
Advanced Usage
- "From A to Z": Covering everything completely; from the very beginning to the very end.
- The manual explains the process from A to Z.
- "Z's" (informal): Used to represent sleep or snoring, often in cartoons or comics.
- After a long day, he was catching some Z's on the couch.
Variants and Related Words
- Zed (n): The name for the letter Z in British English and other Commonwealth countries.
- In the UK, children learn to say "zed".
- Zee (n): The name for the letter Z in American English.
- American children sing "X, Y, Zee".
- Z-axis (n): In mathematics and physics, the third coordinate in a three-dimensional system.
- Zzz (interjection/informal): Representing the sound of snoring or sleep.
Synonyms
- End: The final part.
- Conclusion: The finish or termination.
- Omega: The last letter of the Greek alphabet, often used metaphorically like Z.
Related Phrases
- To the Z's: (Slang) To the maximum degree; extremely.
- He was dressed to the Z's for the party. (Meaning: dressed very stylishly or formally.)
Related Idioms
- Not know A from Z / not know A from izzard: To be completely ignorant; to know nothing at all.
- When it comes to car engines, I don't know A from Z.
- From A to Z: Covering all aspects; thoroughly and completely.
- She knows the company's history from A to Z.
Noun
- the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
- the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee
- he doesn't know A from izzard
- the ending of a series or sequence
- the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end--Revelation