Z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zed (plural zeds) (chiefly Commonwealth)
The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
(in combination) Something Z-shaped.
(colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sleep.
(slang) A zombie.
• (all): zee (US)
• (letter): izzard (Scotland)
• (sleep): zee (Canada) (more common)
zed (third-person singular simple present zeds, present participle zedding, simple past and past participle zedded) (chiefly, British, AU, NZ, Canada, Ireland, South Africa)
(intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
(intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
Zed
A diminutive of the male given name Zedekiah.
“Nothing. It's the last letter of the alphabet.”
Source: Wiktionary
Zed, n. Etym: [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See Zeta.]
Definition: The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard. "Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
