Zed Definition

zĕd
noun
The letter z.
American Heritage

(UK, Canada) The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Wiktionary
Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zed-bar.
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(UK, colloquial) (usually plural) Sleep (as in "get some zeds").
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verb

(intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

Wiktionary

(intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

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Other Word Forms of Zed

Noun

Singular:
zed
Plural:
zeds

Origin of Zed

  • Middle English from Old French zede from Late Latin zēta zeta from Greek zeta

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zÄ“ta)

    From Wiktionary

Zed Sentence Examples

  • A zed bed can be provided on request, also a cot.

  • If it takes ten days to get to Alpha Prime from Beta Zed, it must always take ten days.

  • Ian Harbor from Andover Hampshire fished early week catching a personal best 8lb zed.

  • A last cast produced another small zed of around 6lb, no big fish but some good sport for the conditions none the less!

  • A last cast produced another small zed of around 6lb, no big fish but some good sport for the conditions none the less !

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Words Starting With

ZZEZED

Words Ending With

DEDZED

Unscrambles

zed

Words Starting With Z and Ending With D

Starts With Z & Ends With DStarts With ZE & Ends With DStarts With Z & Ends With ED

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With Z3 Letter Words Ending With D