a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
Used in a Sentence
zombie
How to use zombie in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for zombie.
Editorial note
It's not the zombies you need to watch out for, they are slow shambling wrecks.
Examples10
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of zombie gathered in one view.
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for zombie.
noun
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
See also: zombi
noun
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
See also: zombi
noun
a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
See also: zombi
noun
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
noun
several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
See also: zombi
Example sentences
It's not the zombies you need to watch out for, they are slow shambling wrecks.
Bad move, Yahoo. The way to re-build Yahoo is not to buy zombie businesses.
As someone who lives around and deals with these people every day, let's call a spade a spade and not cover it up. Have you seen a zombie movie lately?
I enjoyed the image of the zombie hordes of engineers spreading our deathly chill over these lands.
While that certainly does seem appealing, zombie projects can have serious impact elsewhere in the company.
My best guess as to why this is is so that the bot master could track the total number of zombies and compare it to how many were actively connected to the botnet.
Ah, I see, they'll turn us into "fat miserable drooling zombies".Luckily, in this world of "skyrocketing" poverty, surely only the top 1% can afford such indulgences, right?
One way to look at all these shutdowns is that Google is on a hiring spree - for every one of these zombie projects they kill they get a bunch of engineers who are already vetted by Google's HR and are familiar with Google's dev processes.
When I want to say "I started a new game last week and it's going to be the most awesome augmented reality zombie squirter ever", instead I say, "I wrote a new game event system last week and it turned out pretty good," because that's as far as I got.
What is more, as video streaming has begun to supplant things such as DVDs, I have moved somewhat zombie-like into Amazon's Prime streaming service for the reason, among others, that I have developed my reflexive relationship with the company and have found it easy to try their other offerings before I will move to offerings of other vendors.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use zombie in a sentence?
It's not the zombies you need to watch out for, they are slow shambling wrecks.
What does zombie mean?
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
What part of speech is zombie?
zombie is commonly used as noun.