| benzodiazepine | (n) any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency |
| chlordiazepoxide | (n) a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism, Syn. Librium, Libritabs |
| diazepam | (n) a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning, Syn. Valium |
| flunitrazepan | (n) a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia, Syn. Rohypnol |
| flurazepam | (n) tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia, Syn. flurazepam hydrochloride, Dalmane |
| lorazepam | (n) tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia, Syn. Ativan |
| nitrazepam | (n) a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type |
| oxazepam | (n) a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal, Syn. Serax |
| temazepam | (n) a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night, Syn. Restoril |
| zephaniah | (n) a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC, Syn. Sophonias |
| zephaniah | (n) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah, Syn. Book of Zephaniah, Sophonias |
| zephyr | (n) (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind |
| zeppelin | (n) German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917), Syn. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin |
| zeppelin | (n) a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs, Syn. Graf Zeppelin |
| bomber | (n) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States, Syn. wedge, zep, hero sandwich, submarine, sub, grinder, Cuban sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, torpedo, poor boy, Italian sandwich, hero, submarine sandwich |
| breeze | (n) a slight wind (usually refreshing), Syn. zephyr, air, gentle wind |
| marx | (n) United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979), Syn. Herbert Marx, Zeppo |
| Zephyr | n. [ L. zephyrus, Gr. &unr_;, akin to &unr_; darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. zéphyr. ] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. “Soft the zephyr blows.” Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] As gentle
As zephyrs blowing below the violet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium; also, a waterproof fabric of wool. --
Zephyr shawl, a kind of thin, light, embroidered shawl made of worsted and cotton. --
Zephyr yarn, or
Zephyr worsted, a fine, soft kind of yarn or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Zephyrus | ‖n. [ L. See Zephyr. ] The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. [ 1913 Webster ] Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Zeppelin | n. A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells, and provided with means of propulsion and control. It was first successfully used by Ferdinand Count von Zeppelin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| 絶版 | [ぜっぱん, zeppan] (n, adj-no) out of print #18,734 [Add to Longdo] |
| そよ風(P);微風 | [そよかぜ(P);びふう(微風), soyokaze (P); bifuu ( bifuu )] (n) gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| カルバマゼピン | [karubamazepin] (n) (See レキシン) carbamazepine [Add to Longdo] |
| サフラン擬 | [サフランもどき, safuran modoki] (n) zephyr lily [Add to Longdo] |
| ジアゼパム | [jiazepamu] (n) diazepam [Add to Longdo] |
| ゼファー | [zefa-] (n) zephyr [Add to Longdo] |
| ゼファニヤ書;ゼパニヤ書 | [ゼファニヤしょ(ゼファニヤ書);ゼパニヤしょ(ゼパニヤ書), zefaniya sho ( zefaniya kaki ); zepaniya sho ( zepaniya kaki )] (n) Zephaniah (book of the Bible) [Add to Longdo] |
| ゼプト | [zeputo] (n, pref) zepto-; 10^-21 [Add to Longdo] |
| ゼプト秒 | [ゼプトびょう, zeputo byou] (n) zeptosecond [Add to Longdo] |
| ツェッペリン飛行船 | [ツェッペリンひこうせん, tsuepperin hikousen] (n) Zeppelin airship [Add to Longdo] |
| フルニトラゼパム | [furunitorazepamu] (n) flunitrazepam (hypnotic drug formerly marketed as Rohypnol); roofies (flunitrazepam used as a date-rape drug) [Add to Longdo] |
| レキシン | [rekishin] (n) (See カルバマゼピン) Lexin (Japanese brand of carbamazepine) [Add to Longdo] |
| ロラメット | [rorametto] (n) Loramet (112-lormetazepam) [Add to Longdo] |
| 絶筆 | [ぜっぴつ, zeppitsu] (n) one's last writing; ceasing to write [Add to Longdo] |
| 絶品 | [ぜっぴん, zeppin] (n, adj-no) unique or superb article [Add to Longdo] |
| 絶壁 | [ぜっぺき, zeppeki] (n, adj-no) precipice; cliff [Add to Longdo] |
| 舌鋒 | [ぜっぽう, zeppou] (n) eloquence; (sharp) tongue [Add to Longdo] |
| 断崖絶壁 | [だんがいぜっぺき, dangaizeppeki] (n) precipitous cliff; sheer precipice [Add to Longdo] |
| 風邪っぴき | [かぜっぴき, kazeppiki] (n) (See 風邪を引く) catching a cold [Add to Longdo] |
| 恋風 | [こいかぜ, koikaze] (n) love's zephyr [Add to Longdo] |
