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   zombie

   /ˈzɒmbi/

   noun

   • 1. a corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in certain African and Caribbean religions.
   • ▪ (in popular fiction) a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human flesh: "a world overrun by zombies"
   • ▪ a person who is or appears lifeless, apathetic, or completely unresponsive to their surroundings. informal
   • ▪ a hypothetical being that responds to stimulus as a person would but that does not experience consciousness.
   • ▪ a computer controlled by another person without the owner's knowledge and used for sending spam or other illegal or illicit activities.
   • 2. a cocktail consisting of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice.

   Word Origin early 19th century: of West African origin; compare with Kikongo zumbi ‘fetish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. zombielike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • Z

     10

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

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