{ "Zagazig":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in northern Egypt north-northeast of Cairo population 302,840":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8za-g\u0259-\u02cczig" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093240" }, "Zaghl\u016bl":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "1857\u20131927 Sa\u02bdd Zaghl\u016bl Pasha ibn Ibr\u0101h\u012bm Egyptian statesman":[ "Sa\u02bdd \\ \u02c8s\u00e4d \\" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "zag-\u02c8l\u00fcl" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082414", "type":[ "biographical name" ] }, "zag":{ "antonyms":[ "straighten" ], "definitions":{ ": one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course":[], ": one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig":[], ": to execute a zag":[ "\u2014 usually contrasted with zig" ], ": zig sense 2":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Bella paired the look with leather thigh-high boots and a zig- zag headband that is giving this writer serious flashbacks. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022", "Coily or kinky hair (i.e. hair that forms tight curls in a zig- zag pattern from the scalp) is a Type 4, ranging from A to C in subcategories. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022", "Garden spiders produce a zig zag in their webs, but Joro spiders do not, according to Larson. \u2014 Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022", "These zig- zag braids were a beautiful departure from Rihanna's typical curly or straight style. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022", "Often ignored in the pandemic\u2019s up-and-down, zig-and- zag , here-and-gone restaurant policies is a higher mandate that applies to 4 million people nationwide. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022", "The North Anchorage district\u2019s southern boundary cuts along Northern Lights Boulevard to the Seward Highway, then follows the zig- zag of Chester Creek eastward to Lake Otis Parkway. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022", "How to create a zig- zag hair part Using a paddle brush, detangle your hair before styling and applying products. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 11 Mar. 2022", "Its symbol is two short parallel zig- zag lines, which can easily be incorporated into body art. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The race track consisted of zig- zag lines four to six nanometers wide on a gold surface. \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022", "And as any successful entrepreneur knows, when everyone zigs, you zag . \u2014 Nihar Chhaya, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021", "Dubbed the Book Tote, the carryall handbag took practically no time at all to wind up on celebrities, influencers, and that set of individuals who zig- zag between Capri, Ibiza, and Saint Tropez in the summer months. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021", "The bold marble zig- zag flooring, black, white and grey with flashes of jade, is set against smart navy velvet seating, silk cushions and sleek surfaces, giving a gleaming appeal. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021", "But every time producers zigged, the pandemic would once again force them to zag . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021", "The conjecture is every bit as dizzying as the watch's zig- zag guilloch\u00e9 patterned dial. \u2014 Stephen Watson, Town & Country , 22 June 2021", "That drive to zig when others zag has not dimmed even after merging his company with Boston Beer SAM a few years ago. \u2014 Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes , 17 June 2021", "But in 2021, Belichick zigged when everyone expected him to zag . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1900, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "zig zag":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8zag" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "break", "cut", "sheer", "swerve", "veer", "yaw", "zig" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093516", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "Zaglossus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of spiny anteaters of New Guinea \u2014 see echidna sense 1b":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "z\u0259\u02c8gl\u00e4s\u0259s", "-gl\u022fs-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from za- , intensive prefix (from Greek, from za through, from dia ) + -glossus (from Greek gl\u014dssa tongue)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212412" }, "Zagreb":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city and capital of Croatia population 687,500":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8z\u00e4-\u02ccgreb" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134031" }, "Zagros Mountains":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "mountains in western and southern Iran bordering on Turkey, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccgr\u014ds", "\u02c8za-gr\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141710" }, "zaguan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a passageway leading from the entrance door to the central patio in houses commonly found in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-", "z\u0259\u02c8gw\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish zagu\u00e1n vestibule, entry, from Arabic us\u1e6duw\u0101n porch, vestibule, probably from Greek stoa portico; akin to Greek stylos pillar":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143641" } }