zombie
A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
Noun 4 meanings
A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
A dead person, reanimated through some fictional agency as a fungus, virus, or the like, that has an insatiable desire to eat living humans, typically depicted as aggressive, fast moving, and infectious.
An apathetic or slow-witted person.
A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
“After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.”
Etymology
First attested in the 18th century. Partially through Louisiana Creole zombi (“zombie; ghost”), Haitian Creole zonbi (“zombie”), and French zombi (“zombie”). Ultimately from a Bantu language.
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ZOMBIE at a glance
ZOMBIE has 6 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (Z 10 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + I 1 + E 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,755 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with zombie
All rhymes- BARBIE10
- NEWBIE11
- FREEBIE12
- CABBIE12
- DOOBIE9
- DOBIE8
- LAMBIE10
- DOBBIE11
- CORBIE10
- WEBBIE13
- BUBBIE12
- KUBIE11
One letter away
- ZOMBIS19
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