HyperDic: zone

English > 6 senses of the word *zone*:
NOUN	location	zone	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
	location	zone, geographical zone	any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude / latitude or longitude
	location	zone	an area or region distinguished / distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic / characteristic
	body	zone, zona	(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
VERB	social	zone, district	regulate housing in
VERB	change	zone, partition	separate or apportion into sections

zone > pronunciation
Sounds	zow'n
Rhymes	acetone ... Yellowstone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *zone*: 6 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features.
Narrower	island	A zone or area resembling an island
Broader	topographic point, place, spot	A point located with respect to surface features of some region
Spanish	zona
Catalan	zona
Adjectives	zonary	relating to or of the nature of a zone
Verbs	zone	regulate housing in

English > *zone*: 6 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	Any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude / latitude or longitude.
Synonym	geographical zone
Narrower	climatic zone	Any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude / latitude
	time zone	Any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
	transit zone	A six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean / Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean
Broader	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Spanish	zona geográfica
Catalan	zona climàtica, zona
Adjectives	zonary	relating to or of the nature of a zone

English > *zone*: 6 senses > noun 3, location
Meaning	An area or region distinguished / distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic / characteristic.
Instances	Panama Canal Zone, Canal Zone	A zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
Narrower	buffer zone, buffer	A neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
	combat zone, combat area	A military area where combat forces operate
	danger zone	A dangerous area
	demilitarized zone, DMZ	A zone from which military ... / military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
	drop zone, dropping zone	An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
	kill zone, killing zone	An area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
	strike zone	(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
	tidal zone	An area subject to tidal action
Broader	region, part	The extended spatial location of something
Spanish	área, zona
Catalan	zona
Adjectives	bizonal	relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones
Adjectives	zonary	relating to or of the nature of a zone
Verbs	zone	separate or apportion into sections

English > *zone*: 6 senses > noun 4, body
Meaning	(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure.
Synonym	zona
Category	anatomy, general anatomy	The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Narrower	zona pellucida	Thick membrane around the mammalian ovum
Narrower	zonule, zonula	small beltlike zone
Broader	structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure	A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Spanish	bedotia geayi, zona
Catalan	zona
Adjectives	zonal	relating to or of the nature of a zone

English > *zone*: 6 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	district
Broader	regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern	Bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage
Spanish	distribuir por zonas
Nouns	zone	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

English > *zone*: 6 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	separate or apportion into sections.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	partition
Narrower	screen off, separate off	partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
Broader	separate, divide	make a division or separation
Catalan	partir, subdividir
Nouns	zone	an area or region distinguished / distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic / characteristic

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