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zone
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- pronunciation:
- zon
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an area that is divided or distinct from other areas because of appearance, use, environment, or the like.
- synonyms:
- area, belt, district, region, sector
- similar words:
- climate, clime, domain, hemisphere, latitude, locality, precinct, quarter, section, territory, ward
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| definition 2: |
any of the five areas of the earth's surface, bounded by latitude lines, and named according to the region's temperature, such as the North Temperate Zone.
- similar words:
- clime, latitude
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| definition 3: |
an area of a city that is restricted to or from a specific use.
The downtown area was made a commercial zone.a no-parking zone- synonyms:
- district
- similar words:
- area, sector
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| definition 4: |
an area in which one uniform rate is charged for use, as in transportation.
It costs the same rate to travel anywhere in zone A.- synonyms:
- district
- similar words:
- precinct, sector, territory
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| definition 5: |
one of numerous numbered areas in the United States, used to expedite the delivery of mail.
- similar words:
- area, district
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| definition 6: |
a portion of a sphere's surface that lies between two parallel planes.
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| definition 7: |
in sports, a portion of the playing field.
an end zone |
| definition 8: |
see "time zone."
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| related words: |
beat, land, location, patch, tract |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
zones, zoning, zoned |
| definition 1: |
to divide or make into specific areas.
- synonyms:
- partition
- similar words:
- district, divide, redistrict, separate, subdivide
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| definition 2: |
to divide (a city or town) into specific areas in order to control its development.
- similar words:
- district
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be formed or divided into specific areas.
- similar words:
- divide, separate
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