1. It's a Sumerian temple in the shape of a terraced pyramid.
   It's a Canadian version of baccarat.
2. It's a type of hen from East Asia.
   It's a honey candy that was popular in the 1920s.

According to Oxford Dictionaries, a ziggurat is '"a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9)".

1. It's an egg-based soup.
   It's slang for "handsome."
2. It's a North American Indian word meaning "holly tree."
   It's a type of hat.

A yaupon, according to Oxford Dictionaries, is a "North American holly, the leaves of which have emetic properties and were formerly used as a tea by North American Indians."

1. It's an adjective meaning "clean".
   It's another word for "microbe".
2. It's a term for someone who hates people from other places.
   It's a type of medical probe.

If you have a fear of those from other cultures, you might just be a xenophobe! According to Oxford Dictionaries, a xenophobe is "a person having a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries."

1. It's a map of a given region's natural resources.
   It's an image produced by a zinc-based printing process.
2. It's the hybrid animal produced by the rare mating of a zebra and giraffe.
   It's someone who compulsively eats zinc and other minerals.

A zincograph is a print produced by zincography, which is the art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate by etching it with acid. (Source: Webster's Dictionary.)

1. Yarrow is a type of boat.
   Yarrow is an old Yankee word for "blond".
2. Yarrow is a medicinal herb/flower.
   Yarrow is a verb that means "to till the soil".

According to Oxford Dictionaries, yarrow is "a Eurasian plant with feathery leaves and heads of small white or pale pink aromatic flowers, which has long been used in herbal medicine". It's also known as milfoil.

1. It means "loud and obnoxious".
   It means "agile and easy to handle".
2. It's a country term for a female hare.
   It's a type of low-alcohol beer from Yorkshire.

"Yare" is an adjective used in reference to ships. When a ship is said to be "yare", that means it moves lightly and is easily manageable. (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's a blanket term for hybrid plants.
   It's a cross-species organ transplant.
2. It's a type of cryptocurrency theft.
   It's an eccentric 18th century writing system that has fallen out of use.

A xenograft is "a tissue graft or organ transplant from a donor of a different species from the recipient", according to Oxford Dictionaries.

1. It's a slow horse.
   It's an annoying young person.
2. It's an archaic word meaning "low-quality bread".
   It's slang for "mouth".

Your grandmother is being pretty mean! A yob is an irritating and noisome young person. (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's a French saxophone.
   It's a coding language.
2. It's a roofing tool.
   It's slang for "relaxed".

Sorry to disappoint you with a boring answer but, according to Webster's Dictionary, a zax is "a hatchetlike tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slate".

1. It's a person who loves traveling.
   It's a type of Arctic worm.
2. It's a plant which thrives in desert conditions.
   It's a word for any number which has been divided by pi.

If you live in the Southwest, we're guessing you love xerophytes, as they are plants that can survive without much water. (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. No. It's an African squirrel.
   No. It's the word for the original piece of paper that you make Xerox copies from.
2. Maybe. It's a type of long staff.
   Perhaps. It's an adjective meaning "scaly".

According to Webster's Dictionary, a xerus is a type of African ground squirrel with spiny fur, a long tail and very short ears. It can be found throughout western, eastern and central Africa.

1. It's an adjective meaning "bawdy".
   It's a type of veil worn by novitiates.
2. It's a verb meaning "to crochet with coarse wool".
   It's an old mare.

We were surprised by this definition, but a yaud is an archaic Scottish and Northern English word for "an old mare, especially a worn-out one". (Source: Webster's Dictionary.)

1. It's a Babylonian knight.
   It's a magical paradise.
2. It's the name of a famous Mongolian general.
   It's a type of Bolivian cheese.

Remember the classic 1980 musical "Xanadu"? That film was bananas! However, according to Oxford Dictionaries, Xanadu is "an idealized place of great or idyllic magnificence and beauty".

1. It's an adjective meaning "wild and zesty".
   It's a sort of pasta.
2. It's a synonym for "calm".
   It's a kind of Cajun music.

Zany means "amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic." (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.) Zach Galifianakis is zany; so is Conan O'Brien.

1. It's a person who is obsessed with eggs.
   It's a person who is linked to you.
2. It's an old Southern word for chicken.
   It's 19th century slang for "railroad worker".

This is a very odd and outdated word! According to Oxford Dictionaries, a yokefellow is "a person linked to or associated with another, especially in some work or activity; an associate or partner in an undertaking; a fellow-worker. Also occasionally (literal): a draught animal coupled with another in a yoke." This word can also refer to both people in a marriage.

1. It's a new process for black-and-white photography.
   It's a form of water-conscious landscaping.
2. It's an x-ray of a building.
   It's a verb meaning "to add zinc to a chemical compound".

As global warming intensifies, we may all need to start xeriscaping! A xeriscape is "a garden or landscape created in a style that requires little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's Japanese slang meaning "a gangster's girlfriend".
   It's a type of watercolor painting.
2. It's a flowering magnolia.
   It's a type of clay pot.

A yulan is "a Chinese magnolia with showy white flowers". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.) They're rather beautiful!

1. It's a type of cheesy bread.
   It's a long skirt with several petticoats worn beneath it.
2. It's a Scandinavian ghost.
   It's the mood of the times.

Whether you want to be or not, you're definitely a part of the zeitgeist! That's because the zeitgeist is "the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's a small ship.
   It's a sort of raw linen cloth.
2. It's slang for someone who is not from Quebec.
   It's a type of seeded cracker.

Don't be embarrassed if you couldn't get this one! According to Oxford Dictionaries, a xebec is "a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails". Xebecs were popular in the 18th century but are rarely sailed today.

1. It's an egg-based dessert.
   It's a thief.
2. It's an adjective meaning "solid".
   It's a Yiddish term meaning "nice man".

Remember "Miller's Crossing"? In that Coen Brothers movie, people were calling each other yeggs left and right. According to Oxford Dictionaries, a yegg is early 20th century slang for "a burglar or safe-breaker".

1. It's another word for "curvy".
   It's a sort of air balloon.
2. It's a ancient German penny.
   It's a type of Norwegian hammock.

Zaftig is actually a word! In fact, it's an adjective meaning "having a full, rounded figure". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's a type of jackfruit.
   It's a Greek wooden image.
2. It's a verb meaning "to write a bibliography".
   It's an adjective meaning "made from iron".

This term hails from ancient Greece, where it meant "a primitive wooden image of a deity".

1. It's a type of firework.
   It's a gentle wind.
2. It's a mythological creature with a high sex drive.
   It's a verb meaning "to fly at a low level".

While you might know a baby or two by this name, zephyr means "a soft gentle breeze", according to Oxford Dictionaries. In Old English, "zephyr" specifically referred to a personification of the west wind.

1. A yeanling is a lamb or kid.
   A yeanling is a small water mill.
2. A yeanling is a type of steak and kidney pie.
   A yeanling is an adjective for a plant that lacks sufficient sun.

Yeanling is an archaic word for the young of a sheep or goat". (Source: Webster's Dictionary.) Sounds adorable!

1. It's a type of coarse yarn.
   It's a term for the tan one develops from gardening outdoors.
2. It's the outer edges of a ship's yard.
   It's a noun meaning "much ado about nothing".

A yardarm is "the outer extremity of a ship's yard", according to Oxford Dictionaries. We're not sure why it was necessary to invent a specific word for this area, but life can be mysterious sometimes.

1. It's a tiny Pacific fish.
   It's a tubular pasta, similar to rigatoni.
2. It's a culinary seasoning mix, made up of seeds.
   It's an unusual type of bolo tie.

What's for dinner? Ziti! According to Oxford Dictionaries, ziti are "pasta in the form of tubes resembling large macaroni".

1. It means "to bark or yelp".
   It means to giggle uncontrollably.
2. It's a kind of high-alcohol cider.
   It's an Old English word for "leather bag".

If your neighbor's dog won't stop barking, he's officially yaffing! Yaff is a Scottish and Northern English word meaning "to bark or yelp". (Source: Webster's Dictionary.)

1. It's the opposite of mitosis.
   It means "dry eyes or skin".
2. It's a verb meaning "to mimeograph".
   It's the process of introducing irrigation.

You don't see this word every day! Xerosis is "an abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin". (Source: Webster's Dictionary.) If you're suffering form xerosis, we hope you recover soon.

1. It's a type of yew tree.
   It's an early cave man.
2. It's an old-fashioned word for an English farmer.
   It's a sort of Lebanese olive.

A yeoman is a historical word for "a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.) Yeoman were of a different class than other types of English farm workers during the Middle Ages, as most of them were serfs. In the navy, a yeoman is a type of petty officer.

1. It's a sort of racing sloop.
   It's a Siberian tea pot.
2. It's a Japanese sandal.
   It's a kind of hot cross bun.

A zori is "a traditional Japanese style of flip-flop shoe, originally made with a straw sole". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.) They're great for wearing around the house.

1. It's a kind of nylon fabric.
   It's an artificial sweetener.
2. It's a musical instrument.
   It's an architectural term for "open hallway".

If you're a dieter, you probably knew this one! Xylitol is "a sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol derived from xylose, present in some plant tissues and used as an artificial sweetener in foods". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's an angry yell.
   It's a type of loud and difficult cat.
2. It's Southern slang for "bureau".
   It's a sailboat.

Who's up for a boat party? But seriously, a yawl is "a two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with the mizzenmast stepped far aft so that the mizzen boom overhangs the stern". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. In clothing, it's a kind of ruffle.
   It's a large and colorful bird from Southwest Brazil.
2. It's a type of three-card poker.
   It's a kind of folk music from Louisiana.

Get out your dancing shoes! Zydeco is "a kind of black American dance music originally from southern Louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar". (Source: Oxford Dictionaries.)

1. It's a yam and potato hybrid.
   It's a sort of shapeless cotton dress.
2. It's slang for boring, meaningless conversation.
   It's a Ukrainian turnip casserole.

Yep, this is the predecessor to "yadayadyada" on "Seinfeld". According to Webster's Dictionary, yatata is 1940s slang for "empty conversation".

1. It's a musical instrument.
   It's a kind of light wind.
2. It's a form of Arcadian dance music.
   It's a kind of porous stone.

If you're a music fan, you might find this interesting! According to Oxford Dictionaries, a zither is "a musical instrument consisting of a flat wooden soundbox with numerous strings stretched across it, placed horizontally and played with the fingers and a plectrum. It is used especially in central European folk music".