"z's" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ziz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} z's
  1. plural of z Tags: form-of, plural Form of: z
    Sense id: en-z's-en-noun-Vuc~V13M Categories (other): English plurals in -'s

Noun

IPA: /ziz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} z's pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial) Sleep. Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-only Synonyms: Z's, zs Related terms: catch some z's, zzz Translations (slang: sleep): сън (sǎn) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-z's-en-noun-fUqQ~dfw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 92

Alternative forms

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