zigzag

Meanings

Plural: zigzags

Noun

an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
One of these sharp turns.

Verb

travel along a zigzag path
- "The river zigzags through the countryside"
To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.

Adjective Satellite

having short sharp turns or angles

Adverb

in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path
- "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

Adj

Moving in, or having a zigzag.
Drunk.

Adv

in a zigzag manner or pattern

Origin / Etymology

Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.

Synonyms

crank, weave, zag, zig, zig and zag, zig-zag

Scrabble Score: 26

zigzag is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
zigzag is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zigzag is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 28

zigzag is a valid Words With Friends word