Zed

noun

/zɛd/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounThe name of the Latin-script letter Z.

2.noun(in combination) Something Z-shaped.

"zed-bar"

3.noun(usually in the plural) Sleep.

"I'm going to go get some zeds."

4.nounA zombie.

"A horde of zeds began to shuffle into the shopping mall."

5.verbTo sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

6.verbTo zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

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