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zeds

British  
/ ˈzɛdz /

plural noun

  1. sleep

  2. to have a nap

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Example Sentences

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The twin zeds in Z&Z Manoushe Bakery do not stand for anyone connected with the small, family-run Rockville shop.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

But, hunting among the zeds, I decided to write about "zanies" in the sense of clowns, fools and comics.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2012

Thousands of policymakers and scientists from all over the world had gathered, hoping to dot the i's, cross the zeds and umlaut the o's on the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the U.N.

From Time Magazine Archive

His esses are like zeds, and his effs are like vees.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The Zummerzetzheer dialect, full of broad oos and eternal zeds, supplies never-failing laughter when brought upon the stage.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Edgeworth, Maria