zee

Meaning

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
2. Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
3. (colloquial) Sleep.

Verb

1. (informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
2. To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

Article

Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French or German accented English.

Synonyms

zed

z

z

izzard

ezed

Z

Z

zed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ziː/

Etymology

1670s US variant of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee, and standardized by Noah Webster.