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ZIZZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nap
Example:
Arthur's taking a short zizz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("zizz" is a kind of...):
catnap; forty winks; light sleep; nap; short sleep; snooze (sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A buzzing or whizzing sound
Example:
a nasty zizz in the engine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("zizz" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
