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   Zig·zag

   /ˈziɡˌzaɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns: "she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger"
   • ▪ a turn on a zigzag course: "the road descends in a series of sharp zigzags"

   adjective

   • 1. having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left: "when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course"

   adverb

   • 1. so as to move right and left alternately: "she drives zigzag across the city"

   verb

   • 1. have or move along in a zigzag course: "the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications.

   Scrabble Points: 26

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   • A

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   • G

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