Zone Definition–noun | 1. | any continuous tract or area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining tracts or areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established. |
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| 3. | Biogeography. an area characterized by a particular set of organisms, whose presence is determined by environmental conditions, as an altitudinal belt on a mountain. |
| 5. | Geometry. a part of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes. |
| 6. | a specific district, area, etc., within which a uniform charge is made for transportation, mail delivery, or other service. |
| 7. | the total number of available railroad terminals within a given circumference around a given shipping center. |
| 8. | an area or district in a city or town under special restrictions as to the type, size, purpose, etc., of existing or proposed buildings. |
| 10. | Also called postal delivery zone. (in the U.S. postal system) any of the numbered districts into which a city or metropolitan area was formerly divided for expediting the sorting and delivery of mail. |
| 11. | Sports. a particular portion of a playing area: The wing was trapped with the puck in his own defensive zone. |
| 12. | Archaic. a girdle or belt; cincture. |
–verb (used with object) | 13. | to mark with zones or bands. |
| 14. | to divide into zones, tracts, areas, etc., as according to existing characteristics or as distinguished for some purpose. |
| 15. | to divide (a city, town, neighborhood, etc.) into areas subject to special restrictions on any existing or proposed buildings. |
| 16. | to encircle or surround with a zone, girdle, belt, or the like. |
–verb (used without object) | 17. | to be formed into zones. |
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Diet Definition–noun | 1. | food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet. |
| 2. | a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar. |
| 3. | such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet. |
| 4. | the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit. |
| 5. | food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce. |
| 6. | anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas. |
–verb (used with object) | 7. | to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition. |
–verb (used without object) | 9. | to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound. |
| 10. | to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet. |
–adjective | 11. | suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks. |
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