zigzag, zig-zag
(adjective) having short sharp turns or angles
zigzag
(adverb) in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; “birds flew zigzag across the blue sky”
zigzag, zig, zag
(noun) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
zigzag, crank
(verb) travel along a zigzag path; “The river zigzags through the countryside”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zigzag (plural zigzags)
a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
one of such sharp turns
zigzag (not comparable)
Moving in, or having a zigzag.
zigzag (third-person singular simple present zigzags, present participle zigzagging, simple past and past participle zigzagged)
To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
Synonym: zig and zag
zigzag (comparative more zigzag, superlative most zigzag)
in a zigzag manner or pattern
Named after the nearby Zigzag River.
Zigzag
A small town in Oregon
Source: Wiktionary
Zig"zag`, n. Etym: [F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke, zacken, a dentil, tooth. Cf. Tack a small nail.]
1. Something that has short turns or angles. The fanatics going straight forward and openly, the politicians by the surer mode of zigzag. Burke.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or series of chevrons. See Illust. of Chevron, 3.
3. (Fort.)
Definition: See Boyau.
Zig"zag`, a.
Definition: Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course.
Zig"zag`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Zigzagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Zigzagging.]
Definition: To form with short turns.
Zig"zag`, v. i.
Definition: To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.