n.
A cipher; nothing; naught.
n.
The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
n.
Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
n.
A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
n.
Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
n.
The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
v. t.
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
v. t.
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
n.
A Greek letter corresponding to our z.
a.
Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
n.
A seeker; -- a name adopted by some of the Pyrrhonists.
a.
A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for unknown quantities.
n.
A genus of extinct Eocene whales, remains of which have been found in the Gulf States. The species had very long and slender bodies and broad serrated teeth. See Phocodontia.
Any species of Zeuglodonta.
n. pl.
Same as Phocodontia.
n.
A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, \"hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;\" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.