THE SOUND |Z|
as in zoo and xenophobe

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

XE·n·o-PHOBE(S); XY·l·o-PHONE(S); $Z [pron. |ZED| or |ZEE|]; ZE·n·ith [l&]; ZE·ph·yr(s) [l&]; ZE·r·o([e]s); ZIG-ZAG(GED/S); ZOO(S)

second syllable:

an|g-Z|I-e·t·y/·ies; a-ZA·l·e-a(s) or -ZAL-|j|ea(s); A- or a-ZO-ic; c[a]e-SU·r·a(e/s) [if not pronounced with |-ZHU·| or |-ZHOO·|]; de-SERT/-SER·t·ed; de-SERT(S); de-SERVE(D); de-SER·v·èd [poetic var]; de-SIGN(ED/S); de-SIRE(D); di-SEASE/-SEA·s·es; di-SEASED; de-SSERT(S); e|g-Z|ACT; e|g-Z|A·m·ine(d); e|g-Z|AM·p·le(s); e|g-Z|E·c·u·t·ive(s); e|g-Z|IST/-Z|I·st·ed; e|g-Z|I·st·ence; e|g-Z|I·st·ent; mo-SA-ic(s); mu-SE-um(s); mu-SI·ci·an(s); per-SIST/-SI·st·ed [var:cp |S|]; po-SI·ti·on(s); po-SSESS(ED) [var:cp |S|]; po-SSESSED of [var:cp |S|; lit]; po-SSE·ssi·on(s) [var:cp |S|]; pre-SENT/-SEN·t·ed [v]; pre-SERVE(D); pre-SUME(D); pre-SUMP-tive; re-SI·l·i-ent; re-SI·st·ance; re-SORT(S); re-SOUND/-SOUN·d·ed [lit]; re-SOURCE/-SOUR·c·es; re-SOURCE-ful; re-SULT(S); tran-SACT/-SAC·t·ed [var:cp |S|]; u-SURP(ED) [var:cp |S|]; u-SUR·p·er(s) [var:cp |S|]

third syllable:

AR·t·i-SAN(s) [var:cp |AH|]; CHIM·p·an-ZEE(S) [var:cp |P|]; [var:cp |S|]; [var:cp |S|]; MA·g·a-ZINE(S) [var:cp |M|]; O·pp·o-SI·ti·on; RE·p·re-SENT/-SEN·t·ed; RE·p·re-SEN·t·a·t·ive(s); SELF=e|g-Z|I·st·ence; SELF=e|g-Z|I·st·ent; SELF=po-SSESSED [var:cp |S|]; WEL·c·ome-S+IN [v+adv; pres. tense, 3rd p. sing.]

fourth syllable:

OR·g·a·n·i-ZA·ti·on(s) [or -SA·]

fifth syllable:

(the) LINE of LEAST re-SI·st·ance; [var:cp |S|]

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

XE·n·o-PHO·b·i-a; XE·n·o-PHO·b·ic; ZE·r·o(ed) IN (on) [v+adv(+pre)]; ZOOM(ED) IN (on) [v+adv(+pre)]

second syllable:

e|g-Z|A·m·i-NA·ti·on(s)

third syllable:

LI-ai-SON(S) [var:cp |EI|]