Words ending
in Z.

Another spelling of adze, a tool with an arched blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood.

Origin: Old English adesa

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (entry adze)

An informal word for business.

Origin: Short for business

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A round, brimless red felt hat with a flat top and a tassel.

Origin: French, from Fez, a city in Morocco

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

An informal word for a person who is very good at something; also spelled whiz.

Origin: Short for wizard

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To make a low, continuous humming sound, like a bee.

Origin: Imitative: the word copies the sound

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

At or in the home or business of (as in chez Maria).

Origin: French, from Latin casa (cottage)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To make a hissing sound as bubbles of gas escape.

Origin: Probably imitative

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Fine, light fibres or fluff.

Origin: Probably a back-formation from fuzzy

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Music of African American origin with a strong, syncopated rhythm and a lot of improvisation.

Origin: Origin unknown

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A call (meaning "hear ye") used in a court of law to get people to be quiet and listen.

Origin: Anglo-French, "hear ye"

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A short test of knowledge; also, to question someone closely.

Origin: Origin unknown

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To tease or make fun of someone.

Origin: Short for razzberry, an alteration of raspberry (a rude noise)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To move very fast with a humming or hissing sound; also, a person who is very good at something.

Origin: Imitative (the verb)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Full of a buzzing sound, or full of talk and excitement.

Origin: a- + buzz

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A sudden, intense attack, especially from the air; also, a fast, all-out effort.

Origin: Short for German Blitzkrieg (lightning war)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To form hair into small, tight curls; also, a mass of tight curls.

Origin: French friser (to curl)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Showy, flashy glamour.

Origin: Perhaps from German glitzern (to glitter)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second (symbol Hz).

Origin: Named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A clumsy person.

Origin: Yiddish klots (wooden beam)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A dog of one of several northern breeds with a thick coat, pointed ears and a tail curled over its back.

Origin: German spitz (pointed)

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A mineral used as a gem, usually yellow to brownish-yellow.

Origin: Greek topazos, via Latin and Anglo-French

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A ballroom dance in 3/4 time, or music for it.

Origin: German Walzer, from walzen (to turn, roll)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Another spelling of whiz.

Origin: Imitative

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (entry whiz)

A shiny cotton fabric printed with a flowery pattern.

Origin: Hindi and Urdu chīṭ, chīnṭ; chintz was first a plural (chints)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Used as a substitute, usually artificial and not as good as the real thing.

Origin: German Ersatz (substitute)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To watch (for example, a card game) and offer unwanted advice; also, to chat.

Origin: Yiddish kibetsn or German kiebitzen (to look on at a card game)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A common hard mineral made of silicon dioxide, often found as clear crystals.

Origin: German Quarz

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To spray a quick, light burst of liquid.

Origin: German spritzen (to squirt, spray)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz.

Origin: giga- + hertz

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A farming settlement in Israel owned and run by the people who live there.

Origin: Modern Hebrew qibbūṣ

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz.

Origin: kilo- + hertz

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz.

Origin: mega- + hertz

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

An exciting, attractive quality; flair and energy.

Origin: Origin unknown

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Noisy, showy excitement meant to impress.

Origin: Probably an alteration of razzle-dazzle

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Music or art that is too sentimental; also, melted chicken fat used in cooking.

Origin: Yiddish shmalts (melted fat)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

An informal word for show business, the entertainment industry.

Origin: A shortening and alteration of show business

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A short form of the name Elizabeth.

Origin: Personal name

Source: Proper noun, not checked

The magical land in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; also an informal name for Australia.

Origin: Proper noun

Source: Proper noun, not checked

Hertz.

Origin: Abbreviation

Source: Abbreviation, not checked