Definition of ZOO

zoo

Plural: zoos

Noun

  • A facility where living animals are kept and displayed to the public.
  • the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
  • A park where live animals are exhibited.
  • Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
  • A large and varied collection of something.
  • The jungle.
  • Clipping of zoophile.
  • Clipping of zoophile.
  • Pornographic material depicting actual animals or bestiality.

Examples

  • The London Zoo was built in 1828.
  • The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas.
  • With so many animal words, the Scrabble board started to look like a ZOO.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of zoological garden or zoological park, now the usual form. See zoology. Sense 5: clipping of zoophile or zoophilia.

Synonyms

menagerie, zoological garden

Scrabble Score: 12

zoo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zoo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zoo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

zoo: valid Words With Friends Word